Valravillon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 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 Valravillon 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 Valravillon.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Valravillon works less well than 95% of compared French towns
At the census, 3.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 7.7% of the labour force are out of work. Valravillon has 250 jobs for 850 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Valravillon, 0.3 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
The median sale price of homes in Valravillon is €1,364/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 Valravillon 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.
€1,364/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Valravillon€1,364/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,385/m²
53
€10.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.29 to €12.43/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,770
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Aillantais en Bourgogne
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Valravillon’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 65% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 117 residents of Valravillon died, against 125 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. 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 D to B+.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Valravillon · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Joigny
8.6 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
Old homes shape Valravillon: 37% 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.
For Valravillon, that is above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Valravillon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Valravillon is Église Saint-Germain de Guerchy.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Valravillon
Is Valravillon safe?
Valravillon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Valravillon expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.15/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Valravillon grades A− for cost of living.
About Valravillon
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Valravillon is a commune of 1,779 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aillantais 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
Population
1,779 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Aillantais en Bourgogne
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.
