Yonne

Yonne has 333,896 residents in 423 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,380/m², from €830/m² in Saint-Florentin to €1,880/m² in Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche among communes of more than 2,000 people. 67% of households own their main home.

Département 89 · 423 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

333,896residents2022 census

€1,380/m²median price per m²five years of sales

67%of households own their homemain home

11%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Yonne.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Yonne : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Yonne : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Yonne : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 24 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Appoigny	3,133	€1,640/m²	€23,740	78%	12%	8.9%	7%	29
Auxerre	35,236	€1,670/m²	€20,340	40%	12%	15.1%	9%	185
Avallon	6,346	€1,300/m²	€19,840	39%	14%	14.6%	77%	50
Brienon-sur-Armançon	3,060	€1,000/m²	€19,430	59%	13%	17.8%	9%	35
Chablis	2,151	€1,530/m²	€24,490	63%	12%	7.3%	5%	47
Champigny	2,127	€1,710/m²	€22,720	86%	7%	10.6%	0%	15
Charny Orée de Puisaye	4,854	€1,170/m²	€21,710	75%	16%	12.8%	16%	31
Cheny	2,231	€1,310/m²	€20,850	61%	11%	17.9%	14%	15
Chevannes	2,145	€1,500/m²	€25,090	82%	9%	6.4%	4%	12
Joigny	9,055	€1,200/m²	€18,260	45%	13%	17.7%	44%	28
Migennes	6,878	€1,250/m²	€17,930	53%	12%	22.1%	3%	29
Montholon	2,730	€1,420/m²	€23,160	81%	14%	8.6%	6%	31
Monéteau	4,113	€1,850/m²	€23,080	68%	14%	8.4%	5%	37
Paron	4,855	€1,670/m²	€21,060	59%	9%	16.2%	28%	33
Pont-sur-Yonne	3,357	€1,540/m²	€20,950	59%	13%	13.8%	1%	30
Saint-Clément	2,813	€1,720/m²	€22,290	64%	16%	9.3%	3%	33
Saint-Florentin	4,230	€830/m²	€17,570	50%	15%	16.4%	8%	29
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche	3,176	€1,880/m²	€26,570	79%	23%	6.9%	8%	34
Saint-Julien-du-Sault	2,202	€1,290/m²	€21,350	65%	13%	14.3%	16%	18
Sens	27,275	€1,720/m²	€18,610	36%	11%	20.6%	10%	101
Tonnerre	4,268	€1,010/m²	€17,960	41%	13%	22.9%	36%	1
Toucy	2,562	€1,480/m²	€20,730	54%	16%	13.0%	24%	49
Villeneuve-la-Guyard	3,470	€1,780/m²	€22,350	71%	8%	10.7%	2%	35
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne	5,130	€1,350/m²	€20,950	60%	16%	12.8%	41%	1

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

333,896 residents and 155,874 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

17%

aged under 15

14%

aged 15–29

33%

aged 60 and over

39%

of households are people living alone

22%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

200,107 homes, 78% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

77%

of homes are houses

67%

of households own their home

12%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

11%

second homes

12%

empty homes

87%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191925%

1919–19459%

1946–197019%

1971–199027%

1991–200511%

2006–20199%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

23,396 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,380/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,480/m²flats3,562 sales

€1,360/m²houses19,834 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

11.6%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

23%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

34%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Yonne on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

6.3GPs per 10,000 residents2025

96pharmacieson 1 January 2025

251food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners209

Dentists123

Nurses443

Physiotherapists257

Pharmacies96

Group health centres17

Emergency departments5

Supermarkets and hypermarkets87

Convenience stores and grocers164

Bakeries251

Butchers91

Petrol stations90

EV charging stations237

Post offices and postal points176

Banks143

France services centres34

Police and gendarmerie36

Restaurants811

Hairdressers450

Nurseries61

Swimming pools46

Sports halls78

Gyms37

Cinemas7

Libraries115

Performance venues4

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 423 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Ground movement99%

Flooding41%

Dam failure10%

Transport of hazardous goods5%

Industrial hazard5%

2,046natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

42%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows1,076

Drought (clay shrinkage)537

Ground movement433

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026