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NitryYonne

A town of 372 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
372
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.00
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,430
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
13%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Nitry a good place to live?

Nitry is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Nitry stand out

The one thing Nitry does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
17%2%NitryMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
17% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Christophe
Église Saint-Christophe · Inscrit · Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nitry’s story

Nitry in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Nitry, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.

58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Lucien Blanvillain, born in 1889, is the one person born in Nitry before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1995First protected: Église Saint-Christophe
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nitry.

History

Old homes shape Nitry: 58% 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.

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

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1995
first monument protected
Full pageNitry’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes58% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Nitry?”

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

Who lives here

Fewer people in Nitry hold a degree than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 16%

That puts Nitry below both Yonne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents.

40.1median age
NitryYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nitry
NitryYonne medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4428%20%23%
45–6424%25%26%
65+20%28%22%
No diploma24%26%19%
CAP or BEP36%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education16%21%30%
Full pageNitry’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages40.1 median age · 20% are 65 or overHouseholds160 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad2.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Nitry?”

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

Work & commute

Nitry has 1.1 jobs for every resident in work

13.2% of Nitry’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 75% drove.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%
On foot11%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
200
jobs based in Nitry, 1.1 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageNitry’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here200 jobs based here · 1.1 per working residentMedian income€25,430 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Nitry costs less than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.00/m² a month

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

On this, Nitry is below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nitry€9.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€9.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.06 to €11.46/m² a month)
€8.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageNitry’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.00/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 Nitry

11pages on Nitry
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.6 mi awayWork & commute200 jobs based hereHousing16 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 40.1History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Église Saint-ChristopheChurch · 16th c.
Classé
Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · in Vermenton, 2.9 mi
Classé
Église Notre-DameChurch · 15th & 16th c. · in Joux-la-Ville, 3.5 mi
Classé
Tumulus du tertre à TormancyBurial mound · in L'Isle-sur-Serein, 5.1 mi
Photo credits

Église Saint-Christophe: Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Nitry

One notable person was born in Nitry.

Their page →
L
Lucien BlanvillainFrench military personnel · 1889–1915

Nitry’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 →
AvallonTonnerreAuxerreAvallonTonnerreAuxerreNitry
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nitry372—————
Avallon6,30513B−A−D−C
Tonnerre4,26114B−A−D−C+
Auxerre35,09717C−BDC+

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

About Nitry

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Nitry is a commune of 372 people in the Communauté de communes Chablis Villages et Terroirs. 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
372 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Chablis Villages et Terroirs
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
13.4 sq mi (34.6 km²)
INSEE code
89277

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.