Soucy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,763/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais. Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Soucy 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 Soucy.
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Soucy sees more deaths than 84% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Soucy. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Soucy come to 103 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 140 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 144, 3% more. Life expectancy in Yonne: 84.2 years for women and 78.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Soucy · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sens
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Sens
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Soucy has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Yonne’s towns (15%). Those 65 and older account for a quarter of residents. Soucy has a median age of 46.4 years.
46.4median age
SoucyYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
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
History
Soucy has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 15% of the total, near Yonne’s towns (14%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Soucy has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%
Half of residents lived on more than €26,530 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Yonne’s towns (€23,390). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.3% of commuters at the census. At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Soucy didn’t travel to work at all.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Soucy, 0.6 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 58% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
The median home in Soucy sells for €1,763/m², against €1,433/m² in Yonne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.93/m² a month. Sales in Soucy from July 2023 to June 2026: 49 houses and apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.72/m² a month, close to Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,763/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Soucy€1,763/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,763/m²
49
€10.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.54 to €13.47/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Soucy
Is Soucy safe?
Soucy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Soucy expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Soucy grades B− for cost of living.
About Soucy
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Soucy is a commune of 1,536 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
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.
