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SarryYonne

A town of 133 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

133

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.81

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

Median income

€28,400

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

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sarry a good place to live?

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

What makes Sarry stand out

The one thing Sarry does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

28% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: Ibex73 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sarry’s story

Sarry in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sarry, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.

60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Laurent Simonnet, born in 1756, is the one person born in Sarry before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sarry.

History

Old homes shape Sarry: 60% 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 Sarry, that is above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sarry, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

13th c.

oldest protected part

1929

first monument protected

Full pageSarry’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes60% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Sarry?”

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

Who lives here

Sarry has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7% are 15 to 24

Sarry sits below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town.

49.8median age

SarryYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sarry
	Sarry	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	16%	15%	17%
15–24	6.7%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	20%	23%
45–64	32%	25%	26%
65+	25%	28%	22%
No diploma	28%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	16%	18%
Higher education	20%	21%	30%

Full pageSarry’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.8 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households60 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad0.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Sarry?”

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

Work & commute

Sarry is better off than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,400 a year per consumption unit

That puts Sarry above both Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and compared French towns (€25,970). 8.3% of the labour force are out of work. Sarry has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%

On foot5%

Public transport5%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Sarry, 0.5 per working resident

8.3%

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

€28,400

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

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageSarry’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€28,400 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sarry than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.81/m² a month

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

On this, Sarry is below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sarry€8.81/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yonne median€10.29/m²

€8.81/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.98 to €11.14/m² a month)

€8.35/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSarry’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.81/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 Sarry

11pages on Sarry

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.4 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

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Classé

Château (restes)Château · 15th & 16th c. · in Jouancy, 2 mi

Classé

Maison dite de la Toison d'OrHouse · 16th c. · in Noyers, 3.9 mi

Classé

Tumulus du tertre à TormancyBurial mound · in L'Isle-sur-Serein, 4.7 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Didier et Saint-LeuChurch · 15th & 16th c. · in Argenteuil-sur-Armançon, 6 mi

Famous people from Sarry

2 notable people were born in Sarry.

Their page →

Raymond RiotteRoad bicycle racer · 1940–2026

Jean Laurent SimonnetFrench politician (1756-1824)

Sarry’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 →

MontbardTonnerreAvallonSemur-en-AuxoisSarry

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sarry	133	—	—	—	—	—
Montbard Côte-d'Or	4,639	13	B	A⁻	C⁺	A⁻
Tonnerre	4,261	14	B⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C⁺
Avallon	6,305	15	B⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C
Semur-en-Auxois Côte-d'Or	3,986	18	A⁻	A⁻	C	B⁻

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

About Sarry

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Sarry is a commune of 133 people in the Communauté de communes du Serein. 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: 133 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Serein
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 9.9 sq mi (25.6 km²)
INSEE code: 89376

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.