With a B− overall, Saint-Florentin is better than 46% of compared French towns and ranks #8 of 19 in Yonne. Safety lags: an average of 16.7 recorded violent incidents and 17.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 2.1 jobs per working resident; 16.4% unemployment.
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 Saint-Florentin 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 Saint-Florentin.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Florentin than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.91/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €833/m², lower than both Yonne’s towns (€1,433/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Saint-Florentin is the cheapest of the 19 towns in Yonne: its median sale is €833/m². Houses made up 82% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€833/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Florentin€833/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€936/m²
106
€7.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.34 to €9.87/m² a month)
2.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Serein et Armance
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Saint-Florentin sits above 89% of compared French towns
In all, 176 offenses reached the police record in Saint-Florentin in 2025. The town has 2,750 jobs for 1,300 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-Florentin (2025).
16.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage75
Family violence47
Burglary19
Other physical violence16
Vehicle theft11
Sexual violence8
Fraud29
Theft without violence24
Drug use23
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.
16.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
176
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.1%
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 armed robbery and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (2.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Saint-Florentin, 16.4%, runs above Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
Median disposable income comes to €19,880 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Saint-Florentin didn’t travel to work at all. 15.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot11%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
2,750
jobs based in Saint-Florentin, 2.1 per working resident
16.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Saint-Florentin hold a degree than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 13%
28% of residents are 65 or over, near Yonne’s towns (28%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Saint-Florentin has a median age of 47.7. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
47.7median age
Saint-FlorentinYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma41%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Florentin sees more deaths than 68% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 710 residents of Saint-Florentin died, against 593 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% more. Its two care homes for older people (149 places) count their residents as Saint-Florentin’s; allowing for them, deaths were 5% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Florentin is Ch Joigny, 15.3 mi away. In Yonne, women can expect to live 84.2 years and men 78.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Saint-Florentin · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Joigny
15.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Auxerre
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2016
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Florentin is Église Saint-Florentin. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. Since 2016, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, near Yonne’s towns (14%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Florentin
Is Saint-Florentin safe?
It grades D for safety, #11 of 19 in Yonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 75 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Florentin good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #5 of 18 in Yonne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Florentin expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Florentin grades A+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Florentin
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Florentin is a commune of 4,164 people in the Communauté de communes Serein et Armance. 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.
