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Home to 1,630 people, this town lies in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Jobs & income is its strong suit (A−): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment. The weak point is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €1,809/m² costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Malay-le-Grand 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.
The 2 things Malay-le-Grand does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Malay-le-Grand 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.
Malay-le-Grand has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Malay-le-Grand as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Savinien, in Sens, 2.4 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Malay-le-Grand. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de Sens4.9 km northwest, in Sens
Historic housePalais synodal de Sens5 km northwest, in SensAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens5 km northwest, in SensAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre-le-Vif de Sens4.2 km northwest, in SensMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCarmel de Sens4.7 km northwest, in SensPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malay-le-Grand.
Retirement age and beyond: 30% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 19% of adults, below both Yonne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Malay-le-Grand has a median age of 51.5 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Malay-le-Grand | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 165 deaths in Malay-le-Grand from 2016 to 2025; there were 154, 7% fewer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Malay-le-Grand records 93 deaths per 100 expected, about level with Yonne’s towns (95) and above compared French towns (88). Also worth knowing: women in Yonne live to 84.2 on average and men to 78.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.26/m² a month, near Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.74/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 48 homes in Malay-le-Grand.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,809/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Malay-le-Grand, 90.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Yonne’s towns (91.8%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 mi away. At the general lycée, 94% of 629 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Champs PlaisantsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 180 | 81%+3 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Catherine et Raymond JanotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 629 | 94%+1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Étienne PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 140 | 100%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
7.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €27,430 a year per consumption unit, above both Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Malay-le-Grand is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Malay-le-Grand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malay-le-Grand | 1,630 | — | — | B | — | C+ |
| Sens | 27,106 | 2.8 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Saint-Clément | 2,849 | 3.7 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Paron | 4,834 | 4.2 | C | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne | 5,135 | 6.7 | D | B+ | D | C |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 3,391 | 9.9 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Joigny | 9,016 | 14 | D | B+ | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Malay-le-Grand has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 10.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 45% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Malay-le-Grand grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Malay-le-Grand is a commune of 1,630 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.