Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 305 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Asquins is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Asquins does most differently from other towns.
Asquins has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2024.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Asquins. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Asquins.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.9% of residents, below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 32% of the population. Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Asquins | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.3% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Asquins is Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,010 a year per consumption unit. For its 150 residents in work, Asquins has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. The jobless rate is 12.5%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Asquins from July 2023 to June 2026: 19 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Asquins has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Asquins yet.
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Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Asquins is a commune of 305 people in the Communauté de communes Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. 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
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.