5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, above Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The age that splits Irancy in two is 53.8.

53.8median age

IrancyYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

34%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Irancy
	Irancy	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	8.9%	15%	17%
15–24	5%	10%	11%
25–44	29%	20%	23%
45–64	23%	25%	26%
65+	34%	28%	22%
No diploma	20%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	16%	18%
Higher education	28%	21%	30%

Full pageIrancy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53.8 median age · 34% are 65 or over Households150 households · 1.6 people per household Born abroad5.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Irancy?”

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

History

Irancy keeps more of its old housing than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 57% built before 1919

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Irancy is Église Saint-Germain.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Germain 12th & 13th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1969

first monument protected

Full pageIrancy’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes57% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Irancy?”

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

Work & commute

Irancy has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7%

For its 100 residents in work, Irancy has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. Half of residents lived on more than €27,740 a year per consumption unit, above both Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, nearly a fifth of commuters got to work without a car.

19%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%

On foot11%

Bicycle8%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport1%

jobs based in Irancy, 0.5 per working resident

6.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€27,740

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageIrancy’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work19% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€27,740 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Irancy costs less than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.69/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.04/m² a month. Sales in Irancy from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.

€8.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Irancy€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)

€9.04/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageIrancy’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.69/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Galerie de l'Atelier and 7 more in and around Irancy

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Irancy. Best known first.

All attractions →

Art galleryArt galleryGalerie de l'Atelierin town Art galleryArt galleryGeorges Hosottein town ChâteauChâteauDonjon de Cravant4 km southeast, in Deux Rivières AttractionAttractionSite gallo-romain et mérovingien d'Escolives-Sainte-Camille4.6 km west, in Escolives-Sainte-Camille ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre d'Escolives-Sainte-Camille4.6 km west, in Escolives-Sainte-Camille ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Saulce3.7 km west, in Escolives-Sainte-Camille

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Irancy

12pages on Irancy

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing16 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors2% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Saint-GermainChurch · 12th & 13th c.

Classé

Portail Renaissance attenant à l'égliseHome · in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, 2.3 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Pierre Saint-PaulChurch · 15th c. · in Deux Rivières, 2.5 mi

Classé

Église Saint-PierreChurch · in Escolives-Sainte-Camille, 2.9 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Germain: Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0

Famous people from Irancy

2 notable people were born in Irancy.

Their page →

Jacques-Germain SoufflotFrench architect (1713–1780)

Philéas-Hector CarillonFrench sculptor · 1840–1906

Irancy’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 →

AuxerreSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheMonéteauAppoignyToucyTonnerreIrancy

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Irancy	247	—	—	—	—	—
Auxerre	35,097	7.3	C⁻	B	D	C⁺
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche	3,151	8.7	A	B⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Monéteau	4,114	10	B⁺	B	C⁻	B
Appoigny	3,114	13	A	B⁺	A	B
Toucy	2,571	17	C⁺	A⁻	C	C⁻
Tonnerre	4,261	18	B⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C⁺

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

About Irancy

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Irancy is a commune of 247 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois. 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: 247 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
INSEE code: 89202

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.