Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 233 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Précy-le-Sec is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Précy-le-Sec does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Précy-le-Sec as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Joux-la-Ville, 2.6 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Précy-le-Sec.
Nearly a fifth of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 16% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Précy-le-Sec | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs based in Précy-le-Sec number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,460 a year per consumption unit, about level with Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Précy-le-Sec: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Précy-le-Sec. Best known first.
Nothing in Précy-le-Sec is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Précy-le-Sec yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Précy-le-Sec | 233 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avallon | 6,305 | 8 | B− | A− | D− | C |
| Clamecy Nièvre | 3,544 | 17 | C | A+ | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Précy-le-Sec is a commune of 233 people in the Communauté de communes du Serein. 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 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.