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The town, home to 427 people, lies in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Précy-sur-Vrin a good place to live?

There are no grades for Précy-sur-Vrin: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 17% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Précy-sur-Vrin stand out

The one thing Précy-sur-Vrin does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Phg94 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Précy-sur-Vrin’s story

Précy-sur-Vrin in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Précy-sur-Vrin; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Précy-sur-Vrin.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Précy-sur-Vrin than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15

Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. 27% of residents are 65 or over, below Yonne’s towns (28%) but above compared French towns (22%). Précy-sur-Vrin has a median age of 54.4.

54.4median age
Précy-sur-VrinYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Précy-sur-Vrin
Précy-sur-VrinYonne medianFrance median
Under 1510%15%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4415%20%23%
45–6437%25%26%
65+27%28%22%
No diploma25%26%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat16%16%18%
Higher education21%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Précy-sur-Vrin: 54% 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.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Précy-sur-Vrin; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
1993
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Précy-sur-Vrin than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9%

Median disposable income comes to €26,890 a year per consumption unit. 10.9% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Yonne’s towns (13.8%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Précy-sur-Vrin number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.6 per worker).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Précy-sur-Vrin, 0.6 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Précy-sur-Vrin is €10.19/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in Précy-sur-Vrin.

€10.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Précy-sur-Vrin€10.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€10.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €12.79/m² a month)
€8.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Précy-sur-Vrin

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Landmarks

Précy-sur-Vrin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Précy-sur-Vrin

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Précy-sur-Vrin yet.

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Précy-sur-Vrin’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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MontholonJoignyVilleneuve-sur-YonneCharny Orée de PuisayeCourtenayMigennesMontholonJoignyVilleneuve-sur-YonneCharny Orée de PuisayeCourtenayMigennesPrécy-sur-Vrin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Précy-sur-Vrin427—————
Montholon2,7097.5BAAD
Joigny9,0167.7DB+D−D
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne5,1357.8DB+DC
Charny Orée de Puisaye4,9008.4C+AB+D
Courtenay Loiret3,7728.9BB+BC
Migennes6,68813C−B+DC−

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

About Précy-sur-Vrin

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Précy-sur-Vrin is a commune of 427 people in the Communauté de communes du Jovinien. 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
427 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Jovinien
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.3 sq mi (21.5 km²)
INSEE code
89313

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.