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A town of 1,072 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Rosoy a good place to live?

Rosoy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 70% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,926/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Rosoy stand out

The one thing Rosoy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Rosoy grades

Each subject compares Rosoy 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.

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Rosoy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Rosoy’s story

No historic monuments in Rosoy

The Culture ministry lists no building in Rosoy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Preigts, in Sens, 3.2 mi away.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rosoy.

Work & commuteJobs & income B−

Rosoy is better off than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,320 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 7.7%, below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 7.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Per resident in work, Rosoy counts 0.3 jobs (150 jobs, 500 workers).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
150
jobs based in Rosoy, 0.3 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 24% of compared French towns

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

Who lives here

Rosoy has fewer older residents than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 20% are 65 or over

30% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Yonne’s towns (21%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. Half of Rosoy is older than 44.9, half younger.

44.9median age
RosoyYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education30%

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 Rosoy
RosoyYonne medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+20%28%22%
No diploma17%26%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education30%21%30%

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

Schools

81.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.7 mi off.

81.0%passed the brevetB−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Rosoy81.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Champs PlaisantsNearest collègeCollègeCollège18081%+3 pts
81.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth B−

Rosoy records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 95 in Yonne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

From 2016 to 2025, 63 residents of Rosoy died, against 73 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. Average lifespans in Yonne: 84.2 years for women, 78.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Rosoy is Ch Sens, 3.1 mi away.

−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Rosoy · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sens
3.1 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

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A.

HousingCost of living B−

Homes in Rosoy sell for €1,926/m² at the median, against €1,433/m² in Yonne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns

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

The estimated advertised rent is €10.70/m² a month, about level with Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €9.99/m² a month. The market in Rosoy: 35 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€1,926/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Rosoy€1,926/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,926/m²35
€10.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.90 to €12.86/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Passy-Véron and 4 more in and around Rosoy

Heritage, gardens and museums in and near Rosoy. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Rosoy

15pages on Rosoy

Landmarks

Nothing in Rosoy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Rosoy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rosoy yet.

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Rosoy’s neighbors

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

All towns in Yonne →
SensParonVilleneuve-sur-YonneSaint-ClémentPont-sur-YonneJoignySensParonVilleneuve-sur-YonneSaint-ClémentPont-sur-YonneJoignyRosoy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rosoy1,072——B−—B−
Sens27,1063.4C−C+DC+
Paron4,8343.8CC+C+B−
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne5,1354.7DB+DC
Saint-Clément2,8494.7C+C+C+B
Pont-sur-Yonne3,39111CB+DC−
Joigny9,01612DB+D−D

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

Questions about Rosoy

Is Rosoy safe?

Rosoy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Rosoy good?

They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Rosoy expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Rosoy grades B− for cost of living.

About Rosoy

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Rosoy is a commune of 1,072 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais. 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
1,072 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.3 sq mi (6 km²)
INSEE code
89326

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.