Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sauvigny-le-Bois.
History
Sauvigny-le-Bois keeps more of its old housing than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Sauvigny-le-Bois is Prieuré de Saint-Jean-des-Bonshommes (ancien). 2 of the 3 are houses and mansions. This Yonne town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Sauvigny-le-Bois are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Yonne’s towns (28%). Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults.
47.7median age
Sauvigny-le-BoisYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Sauvigny-le-Bois has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9%
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.9% of commuters travelled at the census. 150 jobs are based in Sauvigny-le-Bois, for 300 working residents (0.5 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,260 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Yonne’s towns (€23,390).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Sauvigny-le-Bois, 0.5 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
89.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Sauvigny-le-Bois is 97.0%, higher than both Yonne’s towns (91.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.5 mi off.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sauvigny-le-Bois
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sauvigny-le-Bois is a commune of 742 people in the Communauté de communes Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. 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.
