Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vallery.
History
Old homes shape Vallery: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Vallery is Château de Vallery. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Vallery has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.9% are 15 to 24
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Yonne’s towns (28%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population. Vallery has a median age of 49.3.
49.3median age
ValleryYonne 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 BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
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
Vallery has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2%
At the census, 11.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Vallery: 100, for 250 residents in work (0.4 each). Median disposable income comes to €26,480 a year per consumption unit.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
100
jobs based in Vallery, 0.4 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Vallery
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vallery is a commune of 575 people in the Communauté de communes du Gâtinais en Bourgogne. 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.
