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Population 126: a town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Lucy-sur-Yonne: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 44% of its housing. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
The 2 things Lucy-sur-Yonne does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Lucy-sur-Yonne counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lucy-sur-Yonne.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, above Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The middle age in Lucy-sur-Yonne is 54.3.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Lucy-sur-Yonne | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
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Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Of those in the labour force, 10.2% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €23,920 a year per consumption unit, close to Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Lucy-sur-Yonne didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Lucy-sur-Yonne from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Lucy-sur-Yonne. Best known first.
Lucy-sur-Yonne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lucy-sur-Yonne yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy-sur-Yonne | 126 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clamecy Nièvre | 3,544 | 5.5 | C | A+ | D− | C− |
| Avallon | 6,305 | 16 | B− | A− | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Lucy-sur-Yonne is a commune of 126 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne. 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
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 November 4, 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.