Toucy grades C+ overall: better than 44% of compared French towns, and #10 of 19 in Yonne. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Toucy 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 Toucy.
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Toucy costs less than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.34/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Toucy, that is below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,399/m², comes from 89 sales of houses and apartments in Toucy from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,399/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Toucy€1,399/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,399/m²
82
€9.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.58 to €11.50/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Toucy’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 83% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Toucy’s deaths ran at 102 per 100 expected, above both Yonne’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 516 residents of Toucy died, against 401 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Toucy · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Auxerre
13.1 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
An older town: 32% of people in Toucy are 65 or over, more than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns
Toucy sits above both Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. 14% of residents are children under 15.
52.2median age
ToucyYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Toucy is easier to get around on foot than 74% of compared French towns
At the census, 17.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). Toucy has 1,500 jobs for 900 working residents, 1.6 per worker. 13.0% of the labour force are out of work.
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot14%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
1,500
jobs based in Toucy, 1.6 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Toucy has more crime per resident than 68% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 81 offenses in the graded categories in Toucy in 2025. For vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.5% of the index here.
13recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage29
Sexual violence20
Burglary15
Other physical violence9
Family violence8
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence26
Fraud18
Drug use9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
81
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Toucy: 23% 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.
That puts Toucy above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Toucy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Toucy
Is Toucy safe?
It grades C for safety, #8 of 19 in Yonne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Toucy good?
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns and #6 of 18 in Yonne. The lycée stands out: 98% of 123 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Pierre Larousse in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Toucy expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,399/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Toucy grades A− for cost of living.
About Toucy
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Toucy is a commune of 2,571 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. 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.
