Is Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines a good place to live?
At under 1,000 residents, Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines is too small for the grades other French towns get. 20% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
What makes Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines stand out
The 2 things Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines does most differently from other towns.
Puits public et la croix en pierre: Photo: Ibex73 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lavoir public: Photo: Ibex73 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines.
Who lives here
Few people in Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines are 15 to 24: 3.3%, fewer than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
59.2median age
Degrees are held by 29% of adults, higher than Yonne’s towns (21%) and near compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 36% of residents. The share of residents under 15 is 12%.
Bierry-les-Belles-FontainesYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
11.3% of the labour force are out of work. The median disposable income was €24,890 a year per consumption unit, higher than Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 8.0% of working residents in Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines, 0.3 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines is a commune of 163 people in the Communauté de communes du Serein. 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
163 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Serein
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
10.4 sq mi (27 km²)
INSEE code
89042
Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
