Seignelay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.8% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Seignelay 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 Seignelay.
HousingCost of living A−
The median sale price of homes in Seignelay is €1,470/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 54 sales of houses and apartments in Seignelay from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,433/m² for the median of compared towns in Yonne.
€1,470/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Seignelay€1,470/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,488/m²
51
€9.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.86 to €11.81/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Serein et Armance
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Seignelay’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 60% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 183 residents of Seignelay died, against 165 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. Its care home for older people (27 places) counts its residents as Seignelay’s; allowing for it, deaths were 8% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Seignelay · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Auxerre
7.1 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
Seignelay keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Seignelay, that is above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Seignelay: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Seignelay, 8.8%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
Seignelay sits below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. 6.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Seignelay, 0.3 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 58% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Seignelay
Is Seignelay safe?
Seignelay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Seignelay expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €9.63/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Seignelay grades A− for cost of living.
About Seignelay
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Seignelay is a commune of 1,476 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.
