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Home to 1,223 people, this town lies in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Where it does best is health (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,693/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Yonne Nord.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Sergines 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.
The one thing Sergines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sergines 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.
Sergines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sergines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de la Cour-Notre-Dame (ancienne), in Michery, 3.6 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sergines.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 180 deaths in Sergines from 2016 to 2025; there were 236, 31% more. The nearest emergency department to Sergines is Ch Sens, 10.4 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Sergines have one GP on hand. Life expectancy in Yonne: 84.2 years for women and 78.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,270 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 42 homes were sold in Sergines. Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.14/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €10.72/m² a month, near Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,693/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, between Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). 20% of adults hold a degree. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sergines | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Sergines is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sergines as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergines | 1,223 | — | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 3,391 | 4.9 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Saint-Clément | 2,849 | 8.7 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard | 3,455 | 9.1 | C− | C+ | B− | C |
| Sens | 27,106 | 10 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Paron | 4,834 | 11 | C | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Donnemarie-Dontilly Seine-et-Marne | 2,706 | 11 | — | B− | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sergines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 8.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sergines grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sergines is a commune of 1,223 people in the Communauté de communes Yonne Nord. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.