With a C overall, Pont-sur-Yonne sits #12 of 19 in Yonne. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly a third of compared French towns. The weak point is safety — an average of 14.1 recorded violent incidents and 19.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Walkability is its strong suit — 81% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are affordable (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Pont-sur-Yonne 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 Pont-sur-Yonne.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Pont-sur-Yonne than in 89% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Pont-sur-Yonne was criminal damage (2025). The 2025 count: 125 offenses locally.
14.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage46
Family violence34
Other physical violence19
Burglary12
Sexual violence9
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Drug use22
Theft without violence21
Fraud17
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.
14.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
125
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
For walkability, Pont-sur-Yonne ranks above 89% of compared French towns
22.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 13.8%, about level with Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). 1,150 jobs are based in Pont-sur-Yonne, for 1,250 working residents (0.9 per worker).
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Public transport15%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,150
jobs based in Pont-sur-Yonne, 0.9 per working resident
13.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Pont-sur-Yonne is above 84% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 566 residents of Pont-sur-Yonne died, against 448 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% more. Adjusted mortality locally: 103 deaths for every 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Pont-sur-Yonne is Ch Sens, 7.7 mi away. This Yonne town has 4 family doctors.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw126
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Pont-sur-Yonne · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sens
7.7 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
A typical home in Pont-sur-Yonne sells for €1,493/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.90/m² a month, above Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 124 homes in Pont-sur-Yonne. A house rents for an estimated €10.11/m² a month.
€1,493/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pont-sur-Yonne€1,493/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,504/m²
111
€10.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.66 to €13.72/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,590
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Yonne Nord
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Pont-sur-Yonne hold a degree than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 19%
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Yonne’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. 27% of residents are 65 or over.
45.2median age
Pont-sur-YonneYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Pont-sur-Yonne has 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, below Yonne’s towns (14%) but above compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Pont-sur-Yonne is Église Notre-Dame. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pont-sur-Yonne
Is Pont-sur-Yonne safe?
It grades D for safety, #11 of 19 in Yonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 46 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Pont-sur-Yonne good?
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns and #4 of 18 in Yonne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pont-sur-Yonne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pont-sur-Yonne grades B+ for cost of living.
About Pont-sur-Yonne
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Pont-sur-Yonne is a commune of 3,391 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.
