Diges has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Diges with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Diges.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Diges is harder to get around on foot than 100% of compared French towns
The unemployment rate comes to 8.4%. At the census, 2.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Diges has 100 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.2 per worker. After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,190 a year per consumption unit.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Diges, 0.2 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Diges loses more people than its age profile suggests, 116 per 100 expected, above Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 106 deaths in Diges from 2016 to 2025; there were 123, 16% more. The nearest emergency department to Diges is Ch Auxerre, 9.4 mi away. Women in Yonne live to 84.2 on average and men to 78.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has one family doctor.
+16%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted116
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Diges · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Auxerre
9.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Auxerre
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median sale price of homes in Diges is €1,451/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.83/m² a month, near Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 30 houses and apartments changed hands in Diges from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.71/m² a month.
€1,451/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Diges€1,451/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,451/m²
30
€9.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.95 to €12.16/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Diges: 31% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Diges; none is classé, France’s top protection. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Diges has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.5% are 15 to 24
23% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Yonne’s towns (28%) and near compared French towns (22%). Ages in Diges split evenly at 49.8: half are older, half younger.
49.8median age
DigesYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Diges
Is Diges safe?
Diges has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Diges expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Diges grades A− for cost of living.
About Diges
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Diges is a commune of 1,052 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
