Michery has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is schools (B): brevet results 2 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Michery 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 Michery.
HealthHealth C−
Michery’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Michery’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, close to Yonne’s towns (95) and above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Michery · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sens
8.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Sens
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Michery: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Michery above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Michery: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Michery is Abbaye de la Cour-Notre-Dame (ancienne).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Michery has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%
On this, Michery is below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Michery has 150 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €26,990 a year per consumption unit.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport7%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Michery, 0.3 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Michery
Is Michery safe?
Michery has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Michery good?
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Michery
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Michery is a commune of 1,078 people in the Communauté de communes Yonne Nord. 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
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.
