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DracyYonne

A town of 236 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Dracy a good place to live?

Dracy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Dracy stand out

The 2 things Dracy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dracy’s story

Dracy in pictures

Dracy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2012First protected: Domaine du Bréau
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dracy.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Dracy than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.5% are under 15

People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.4% of the town, below Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up a third of residents. Graduates make up 22% of adults.

58.6median age
DracyYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Dracy
DracyYonne medianFrance median
Under 159.5%15%17%
15–246.4%10%11%
25–4417%20%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+33%28%22%
No diploma24%26%19%
CAP or BEP30%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education22%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Dracy: 48% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Dracy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
18th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Dracy than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.1%

12.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below Yonne’s towns (13.8%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Dracy counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Median disposable income comes to €25,780 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Dracy, 0.5 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
18%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

81.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The bac pass rate near Dracy is 98.0%, above both Yonne’s towns (91.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.9 mi away.

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Dracy81.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Dracy98.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre LarousseNearest collègeCollègeCollège7781%−8 pts
Lycée général et technologique Pierre LarousseNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée12398%+1 pt
98%
passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
81.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Dracy costs less than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.11/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Dracy: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Dracy€8.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.58 to €10.01/m² a month)
€8.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Dracy and 5 more in and around Dracy

Heritage and museums in and near Dracy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dracy

13pages on Dracy

Landmarks

The list names few of Dracy’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Dracy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dracy yet.

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Dracy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Yonne →
ToucyMontholonCharny Orée de PuisayeSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAppoignyAuxerreToucyMontholonCharny Orée de PuisayeSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAppoignyAuxerreDracy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Dracy236—————
Toucy2,5713C+A−CC−
Montholon2,70910BAAD
Charny Orée de Puisaye4,90011C+AB+D
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,15114AB−A−B+
Appoigny3,11415AB+AB
Auxerre35,09716C−BDC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Dracy

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Dracy is a commune of 236 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

Population
236 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.5 sq mi (22.1 km²)
INSEE code
89147

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.