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A town of 97 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Villy a good place to live?

Villy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Villy’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Villy’s story

No historic monuments in Villy

The Culture ministry lists no building in Villy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Abbaye (ancienne), in Pontigny, 3.5 mi away.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villy.

Who lives here

Few people in Villy are 15 to 24: 5.2%, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

Under-15s account for 11% of the population. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, lower than Yonne’s towns (28%) and near compared French towns (22%). 31% of adults hold a degree.

44.5median age
VillyYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villy
VillyYonne medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–245.2%10%11%
25–4434%20%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+22%28%22%
No diploma25%26%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat11%16%18%
Higher education31%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Villy has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%

7.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Villy didn’t travel to work at all.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter6%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Villy, 0.4 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Villy costs less than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.15/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Villy recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.15/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villy€9.15/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.38 to €11.34/m² a month)
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Maligny and 2 more in and around Villy

Heritage in and near Villy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Villy

12pages on Villy

Landmarks

Nothing in Villy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Villy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villy yet.

How we find them →

Villy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Yonne →
MonéteauSaint-FlorentinAuxerreAppoignyTonnerreBrienon-sur-ArmançonMonéteauSaint-FlorentinAuxerreAppoignyTonnerreBrienon-sur-ArmançonVilly
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Villy97—————
Monéteau4,1148.1B+BC−B
Saint-Florentin4,1649.5B−A+DC
Auxerre35,0979.7C−BDC+
Appoigny3,11410AB+AB
Tonnerre4,26110B−A−D−C+
Brienon-sur-Armançon3,03211B−A+CB−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Villy

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Villy is a commune of 97 people in the Communauté de communes Chablis Villages et Terroirs. 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
97 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Chablis Villages et Terroirs
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
INSEE code
89477

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.