Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,688 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Migennes grades C− overall: better than 18% of compared French towns, and #15 of 19 in Yonne. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 17.4 recorded violent incidents and 16.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,279/m², a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de l'Agglomération Migennoise. Its strongest is walkability (A): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Migennes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Migennes 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.
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Migennes has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
Léon Moussinac, born in 1890, is the one person born in Migennes before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Migennes.
Jobs outnumber working residents in Migennes (3,550 to 2,050): it draws people in from around. Police and gendarmerie recorded 214 offenses here in 2025. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.4% of the index here). Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Half of residents lived on more than €19,720 a year per consumption unit, below both Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and compared French towns (€25,970). 19.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. At the census, 3.5% of working residents in Migennes didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Migennes’ deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, above Yonne’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88) alike. From 2016 to 2025, 913 residents of Migennes died, against 793 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. At birth, a girl in Yonne can expect 84.2 years and a boy 78.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Migennes can choose among 3 GPs.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.93/m² a month, close to Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). In Migennes, houses go for €1,349/m² and apartments for €900/m². Behind the median of €1,279/m²: 212 houses and apartments sold here between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,349/m² | 170 |
| Apartments | €900/m² | 42 |
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.
Its collèges and lycées rank #10 of 18 in Yonne on results. The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.8 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul FourreyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 72 | 85%+1 pt |
| Collège Jacques PrévertBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 90 | 80%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 5.2% of the total, below Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, lower than Yonne’s towns (28%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. Add to that, the 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Migennes | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 35% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Migennes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pancrace: Photo: Baidax · CC BY-SA 4.0
6 notable people were born in Migennes.
Cédric Pineau: Denismenchov08, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Atila Turan: Kocaelispor Kulübü, CC BY 2.0 · Léon Moussinac: CineHistoire, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean Michel Lorain: csj, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migennes | 6,688 | — | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Brienon-sur-Armançon | 3,032 | 4.9 | B− | A+ | C | B− |
| Joigny | 9,016 | 5.3 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Appoigny | 3,114 | 6.6 | A | B+ | A | B |
| Monéteau | 4,114 | 8.7 | B+ | B | C− | B |
| Montholon | 2,709 | 9.7 | B | A | A | D |
| Saint-Florentin | 4,164 | 9.9 | B− | A+ | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #11 of 19 in Yonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 63 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns and #10 of 18 in Yonne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,279/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Migennes grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Migennes is a commune of 6,688 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Agglomération Migennoise. 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 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.