Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A−): 75% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Safety lags (C): an average of 12.4 recorded violent incidents and 13.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At €1,304/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Jovinien. It has 1,900 jobs for 850 working residents.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Julien-du-Sault has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Julien-du-Sault 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.
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Château de Vauguillain (ancien) · Classé · Photo: Convivial94 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Julien-du-Sault’s story
Saint-Julien-du-Sault in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Saint-Julien-du-Sault: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1840First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
2013Most recently protected: Maisons expérimentales construites par Jean Daladier
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Julien-du-Sault.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Saint-Julien-du-Sault is easier to get around on foot than 83% of compared French towns
12.1% of people in the labour force have no job. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,070 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 5.4% of working residents in Saint-Julien-du-Sault at the census.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot8%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,900
jobs based in Saint-Julien-du-Sault, 2.2 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saint-Julien-du-Sault than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
Retirement age and beyond: 30% of residents are 65 or older. 19% of adults hold a degree, below Yonne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The middle age in Saint-Julien-du-Sault is 51.3.
51.3median age
Saint-Julien-du-SaultYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Crime per resident in Saint-Julien-du-Sault is higher than in 69% of compared French towns
All told, Saint-Julien-du-Sault had 40 recorded offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
12.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage17
Family violence9
Other physical violence9
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Fraud23
Drug use18
Theft without violence7
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.
12.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
40
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.6%
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 · For sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 8.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B+
Saint-Julien-du-Sault earns a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,304/m², comes from 97 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Julien-du-Sault from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.23/m² a month. The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,304/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Julien-du-Sault€1,304/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,308/m²
96
€10.43/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.33 to €13.07/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Jovinien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Deaths in Saint-Julien-du-Sault run below what its ages would predict: 83 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Julien-du-Sault have one GP on hand. Average lifespans in Yonne: 84.2 years for women, 78.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 334 residents of Saint-Julien-du-Sault died, against 318 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Julien-du-Sault · 1.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Joigny
11.2 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
More protected monuments for its size in Saint-Julien-du-Sault than in Yonne or compared French towns: 37 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Julien-du-Sault is Château de Vauguillain (ancien). The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments here: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). Most of the list is houses and mansions: 6 of 8.
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Saint-Julien-du-Sault: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Guy bourras · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de la Maladrerie (ancienne): Photo: guy bourras · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison dite du Chapitre: Photo: Convivial94 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Saint-Julien-du-Sault
One notable person was born in Saint-Julien-du-Sault.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Julien-du-Sault
Is Saint-Julien-du-Sault expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,304/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.43/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Julien-du-Sault grades B+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Julien-du-Sault
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Julien-du-Sault is a commune of 2,173 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
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.
