Merry-Sec sits above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Merry-Sec, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

16th c.

oldest protected part

1997

first monument protected

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Age of homes46% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Merry-Sec?”

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

Who lives here

Merry-Sec has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5% are 15 to 24

That puts Merry-Sec below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 22% of the population.

49.9median age

Merry-SecYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP37%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Merry-Sec
	Merry-Sec	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	18%	15%	17%
15–24	6.5%	10%	11%
25–44	20%	20%	23%
45–64	34%	25%	26%
65+	22%	28%	22%
No diploma	17%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	37%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	16%	18%
Higher education	23%	21%	30%

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Ages49.9 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households90 households · 2 people per household Born abroad1.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Merry-Sec?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Merry-Sec, 5.0%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Merry-Sec is below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Merry-Sec has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 5.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

On foot4%

Bicycle1%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Merry-Sec, 0.3 per working resident

5.0%

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

€23,430

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.3 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,430 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

In the comparison, Merry-Sec comes close to Yonne’s towns (84.1%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Merry-Sec84.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Jean-Roch CoignetNearest collègeCollège	Collège	56	84%−6 pts

84.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate

3.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges84.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Merry-Sec than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.07/m² a month

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

For Merry-Sec, that is below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Merry-Sec€9.07/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yonne median€10.29/m²

€9.07/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.56 to €10.89/m² a month)

€7.75/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.07/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Merry-Sec

13pages on Merry-Sec

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.1 mi away Housing8 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors2% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Saint-MengeChurch · 16th c.

Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 15th & 16th c. · in Ouanne, 3 mi

Classé

Église Saint-RomainChurch · 15th & 16th c. · in Migé, 3.2 mi

Classé

Église Saint-PierreChurch · in Escolives-Sainte-Camille, 7.4 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Menge: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Merry-Sec

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Merry-Sec yet.

How we find them →

Merry-Sec’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 →

ToucySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAuxerreClamecyMonéteauAppoignyMerry-Sec

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Merry-Sec	172	—	—	—	—	—
Toucy	2,571	10	C⁺	A⁻	C	C⁻
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche	3,151	10	A	B⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Auxerre	35,097	11	C⁻	B	D	C⁺
Clamecy Nièvre	3,544	14	C	A⁺	D⁻	C⁻
Monéteau	4,114	14	B⁺	B	C⁻	B
Appoigny	3,114	15	A	B⁺	A	B

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

About Merry-Sec

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Merry-Sec is a commune of 172 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. 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: 172 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km²)
INSEE code: 89252

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.