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A town of 817 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Parly a good place to live?

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

What makes Parly stand out

The 2 things Parly does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Sébastien
Église Saint-Sébastien · Classé · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0
Parly’s story

Parly in pictures

Parly has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Henri Vigreux, born in 1869, is the one person born in Parly before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1972First protected: Église Saint-Sébastien
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Parly.

History

Parly keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Parly is Église Saint-Sébastien. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1972
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A younger town: only 20% of people in Parly are 65 or over, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under 15: 18% of residents. Among adults, 32% have a degree.

45.7median age
ParlyYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Parly
ParlyYonne medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–248.7%10%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6432%25%26%
65+20%28%22%
No diploma12%26%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education32%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Parly has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.5% of commuters at the census. For its 400 residents in work, Parly has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. Half of residents lived on more than €26,550 a year per consumption unit, above Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Parly, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

A typical home in Parly sells for €1,317/m²

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

Advertised rents are estimated at €9.83/m² a month, about level with Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.71/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold in Parly.

€1,317/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Parly€1,317/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,317/m²30
€9.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.95 to €12.16/m² a month)
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

La Métairie Bruyère and 3 more in and around Parly

Museums and heritage in and near Parly. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Parly

13pages on Parly

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Sébastien: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Parly

One notable person was born in Parly.

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Parly’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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ToucyMontholonSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAuxerreAppoignyMonéteauToucyMontholonSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAuxerreAppoignyMonéteauParly
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Parly817—————
Toucy2,5713.4C+A−CC−
Montholon2,7098.7BAAD
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,1518.7AB−A−B+
Auxerre35,09710C−BDC+
Appoigny3,11411AB+AB
Monéteau4,11412B+BC−B

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

About Parly

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Parly is a commune of 817 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
817 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.1 sq mi (20.9 km²)
INSEE code
89286

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.