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A town of 358 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Merry-la-Vallée: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 21% of homes.
The one thing Merry-la-Vallée does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Merry-la-Vallée as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Sébastien, in Parly, 2.1 mi away.
60% 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 Merry-la-Vallée.
Children are 13% of the town. 28% of residents are 65 or over, near Yonne’s towns (28%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). At 52.2, the median resident of Merry-la-Vallée sits in the middle of the age range.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Merry-la-Vallée | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 150 residents in work, Merry-la-Vallée has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. The jobless rate is 9.1%. The median disposable income was €25,550 a year per consumption unit, higher than Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
29 houses and apartments changed hands in Merry-la-Vallée from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Merry-la-Vallée. Best known first.
Nothing in Merry-la-Vallée 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 Merry-la-Vallée 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merry-la-Vallée | 358 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toucy | 2,571 | 4.4 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
| Montholon | 2,709 | 6.8 | B | A | A | D |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche | 3,151 | 9.3 | A | B− | A− | B+ |
| Appoigny | 3,114 | 10 | A | B+ | A | B |
| Auxerre | 35,097 | 11 | C− | B | D | C+ |
| Charny Orée de Puisaye | 4,900 | 12 | C+ | A | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Merry-la-Vallée is a commune of 358 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aillantais en Bourgogne. 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.