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SalignyYonne

A town of 647 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

647

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.83

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€29,700

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saligny a good place to live?

Saligny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Saligny stand out

The one thing Saligny does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

30% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 49.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Classé · Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0

Saligny’s story

Saligny in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saligny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Alphonse Renaudat, born in 1850, is the one person born in Saligny before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saligny.

Who lives here

Saligny has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.8% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Saligny comes below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 30% of residents are 65 or over.

49.8median age

SalignyYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

30%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saligny
	Saligny	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	16%	15%	17%
15–24	8.8%	10%	11%
25–44	17%	20%	23%
45–64	29%	25%	26%
65+	30%	28%	22%
No diploma	16%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	16%	18%
Higher education	33%	21%	30%

Full pageSaligny’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.8 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households290 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saligny?”

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

History

Old homes shape Saligny: 19% 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.

For Saligny, that is above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saligny: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

16th c.

oldest protected part

1979

first monument protected

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Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saligny?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Saligny run higher than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €29,700 a year per consumption unit

Saligny sits above both Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 6.7%. Saligny has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

Public transport6%

On foot2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

150

jobs based in Saligny, 0.6 per working resident

6.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€29,700

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€29,700 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident

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

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.

That puts Saligny below both Yonne’s towns (84.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

95%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saligny81.0%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Saligny91.8%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Champs PlaisantsNearest collègeCollège	Collège	180	81%+3 pts
Lycée général et technologique Catherine et Raymond JanotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	629	94%+1 pt
Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Étienne PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée	General lycée	104	100%+2 pts

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95%

passed the general and technological bac, +1.1 pts against the expected rate

78%

passed the vocational bac, −7 pts against the expected rate

81.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate

2.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges81.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km Lycées91.8% passed the bac · Three lycées within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saligny is €9.83/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.83/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saligny€9.83/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yonne median€10.29/m²

€9.83/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.73 to €12.49/m² a month)

€7.93/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSaligny’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.83/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saligny

13pages on Saligny

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and three lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3 mi away Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute150 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Saligny has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Église Saint-SavinienChurch · in Sens, 2.8 mi

Classé

Polissoir dit des FainéantsMonument · in Noé, 4.8 mi

Classé

Château de FleurignyChâteau · in Thorigny-sur-Oreuse, 5.6 mi

Classé

Menhir dit La Pierre-Enlevée ou La Pierre-Aux-SorcièresStanding stone · Prehistory · in Vaumort, 5.8 mi

Famous people from Saligny

One notable person was born in Saligny.

Their page →

Alphonse RenaudatFrench politician (1850–1933)

Saligny’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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Saint-ClémentSensParonPont-sur-YonneVilleneuve-sur-YonneVilleneuve-la-GuyardSaligny

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saligny	647	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Clément	2,849	2.9	C⁺	C⁺	C⁺	B
Sens	27,106	3.3	C⁻	C⁺	D	C⁺
Paron	4,834	5.2	C	C⁺	C⁺	B⁻
Pont-sur-Yonne	3,391	8.6	C	B⁺	D	C⁻
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne	5,135	9.6	D	B⁺	D	C
Villeneuve-la-Guyard	3,455	16	C⁻	C⁺	B⁻	C

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

About Saligny

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Saligny is a commune of 647 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: 647 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
INSEE code: 89373

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.