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A town of 2,849 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Saint-Clément grades C+ overall: better than 44% of compared French towns, and #9 of 19 in Yonne. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 82% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Saint-Clément does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Clément 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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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Clément as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel de ville, in Sens, 1.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Clément. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de Sens2.2 km south, in Sens
Historic housePalais synodal de Sens2.2 km south, in SensAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre-le-Vif de Sens2.1 km south, in SensMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Sainte-Colombe de Sens1.5 km west, in Saint-Denis-lès-SensMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCarmel de Sens2.2 km south, in SensPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Clément.
Unemployment runs at 12.9%. Jobs located in Saint-Clément: 1,550, for 1,000 residents in work (1.6 each). The median disposable income is €24,920 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, about level with Yonne’s towns (28%) and above compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 21% have a degree. Line up the people of Saint-Clément by age and the one in the middle is 49.6.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Clément | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €12.21/m² a month, higher than Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Saint-Clément recorded 77 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 82% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,986/m² | 63 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 431 deaths in Saint-Clément from 2016 to 2025; there were 436, 1% more. In Yonne, women can expect to live 84.2 years and men 78.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Clément can choose among 13 GPs.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Saint-Clément’s tally for 2025: 67 recorded offenses. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 7.9 violent offenses and 15.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 3.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #7 of 18 in Yonne. A collège lies 1.2 mi away. At the two general lycées, 95% of 733 candidates passed the bac, 1.1 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Stéphane MallarméNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 110 | 80%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Étienne PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 104 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège Saint-Étienne PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 140 | 100%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Clément 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 Saint-Clément 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Clément | 2,849 | — | C+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Sens | 27,106 | 1.4 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Paron | 4,834 | 2.9 | C | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 3,391 | 6.3 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne | 5,135 | 9.3 | D | B+ | D | C |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard | 3,455 | 14 | C− | C+ | B− | C |
| Joigny | 9,016 | 17 | D | B+ | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #6 of 19 in Yonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns and #7 of 18 in Yonne. The lycée stands out: 100% of 104 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Étienne in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Clément grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Clément is a commune of 2,849 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
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.