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A town of 530 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Germigny a good place to live?

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

Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Germigny’s story

Germigny in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Germigny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Germigny.

History

Old homes shape Germigny: 42% 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.

That puts Germigny above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Germigny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
1929
first monument protected
42%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Who lives here

Fewer people in Germigny hold a degree than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 14%

On this, Germigny is below both Yonne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.3% of the population.

51.5median age
GermignyYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education14%

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 Germigny
GermignyYonne medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–248.3%10%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+25%28%22%
No diploma22%26%19%
CAP or BEP37%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education14%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Germigny, 7.9%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Germigny comes below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Germigny has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 7.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Germigny, 0.4 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
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, 3 points above the expected rate

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

For Germigny, that is below both Yonne’s towns (84.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

81.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Germigny81.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marcel AyméNearest collègeCollègeCollège10781%+3 pts
81.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Germigny than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.69/m² a month

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

Germigny sits below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€8.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Germigny€8.69/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€8.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.14 to €10.57/m² a month)
€8.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Musée en Florentinois and 2 more in and around Germigny

Museums and heritage in and near Germigny. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Germigny

13pages on Germigny

Landmarks

Germigny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Germigny

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

How we find them →

Germigny’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 →
Saint-FlorentinBrienon-sur-ArmançonMigennesTonnerreMonéteauAppoignySaint-FlorentinBrienon-sur-ArmançonMigennesTonnerreMonéteauAppoignyGermigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Germigny530—————
Saint-Florentin4,1642.7B−A+DC
Brienon-sur-Armançon3,0327.7B−A+CB−
Migennes6,68812C−B+DC−
Tonnerre4,26113B−A−D−C+
Monéteau4,11414B+BC−B
Appoigny3,11415AB+AB

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

About Germigny

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Germigny is a commune of 530 people in the Communauté de communes Serein et Armance. 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
530 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Serein et Armance
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.8 km²)
INSEE code
89186

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.