Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 666 people, lies in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Poilly-sur-Tholon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 11% of homes.
The one thing Poilly-sur-Tholon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Poilly-sur-Tholon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poilly-sur-Tholon.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.8% of the population. 19% are under 15, above Yonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Poilly-sur-Tholon | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Poilly-sur-Tholon is Église Saint-Germain.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For its 350 residents in work, Poilly-sur-Tholon has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. 4.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. The median disposable income was €26,750 a year per consumption unit, above Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Croix de l'OrmeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 103 | 83%−8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.59/m² a month. 15 houses and apartments changed hands in Poilly-sur-Tholon from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Poilly-sur-Tholon. Best known first.
Poilly-sur-Tholon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Germain: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Poilly-sur-Tholon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poilly-sur-Tholon | 666 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montholon | 2,709 | 3.9 | B | A | A | D |
| Appoigny | 3,114 | 6 | A | B+ | A | B |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche | 3,151 | 7 | A | B− | A− | B+ |
| Monéteau | 4,114 | 8.4 | B+ | B | C− | B |
| Auxerre | 35,097 | 8.8 | C− | B | D | C+ |
| Joigny | 9,016 | 8.9 | D | B+ | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Poilly-sur-Tholon is a commune of 666 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aillantais en Bourgogne. 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) · 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 November 4, 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.