Laroche-Saint-Cydroine’s best grade is for cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes lag: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 13.4% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools lag: brevet results 0.7 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Laroche-Saint-Cydroine has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Laroche-Saint-Cydroine 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 Laroche-Saint-Cydroine.
HealthHealth D
Laroche-Saint-Cydroine loses more people than its age profile suggests, 107 per 100 expected, above Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Yonne is 84.2 years for women and 78.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 123 deaths in Laroche-Saint-Cydroine from 2016 to 2025; there were 132, 7% more. The nearest emergency department to Laroche-Saint-Cydroine is Ch Joigny, 4.1 mi away.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Laroche-Saint-Cydroine · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Joigny
11.7 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Laroche-Saint-Cydroine than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.40/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,504/m², about level with Yonne’s towns (€1,433/m²) and below compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses were 94% of what sold. The market in Laroche-Saint-Cydroine: 48 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,504/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Laroche-Saint-Cydroine€1,504/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,515/m²
45
€9.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.51 to €11.78/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,460
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Agglomération Migennoise
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Laroche-Saint-Cydroine, fewer than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
28% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Yonne’s towns (28%) and above compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 19% have a degree. The middle age in Laroche-Saint-Cydroine is 49.
49median age
Laroche-Saint-CydroineYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Laroche-Saint-Cydroine’s grade for jobs & income: a D−
Unemployment stood at 13.4%, about level with Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,660 a year per consumption unit. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 12.1% of commuters travelled at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot6%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Laroche-Saint-Cydroine, 0.2 per working resident
13.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 52% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Laroche-Saint-Cydroine
Is Laroche-Saint-Cydroine safe?
Laroche-Saint-Cydroine has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Laroche-Saint-Cydroine good?
They grade D, better than 15% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Laroche-Saint-Cydroine expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Laroche-Saint-Cydroine grades B+ for cost of living.
About Laroche-Saint-Cydroine
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Laroche-Saint-Cydroine is a commune of 1,185 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Agglomération Migennoise. 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
1,185 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Agglomération Migennoise
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.
