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Bleigny-le-CarreauYonne

279 people live in this town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Bleigny-le-Carreau a good place to live?

Bleigny-le-Carreau has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Over-65s are 30% of the population.

What makes Bleigny-le-Carreau stand out

The one thing Bleigny-le-Carreau does most differently from other towns.

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Bleigny-le-Carreau’s story

1 historic monument, the oldest from prehistory

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bleigny-le-Carreau: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bleigny-le-Carreau.

Who lives here

Bleigny-le-Carreau has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 6% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 23% of adults. 30% of residents are 65 or over, above Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Line up the people of Bleigny-le-Carreau by age and the one in the middle is 53.

53median age
Bleigny-le-CarreauYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 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.

Ages and diplomas in Bleigny-le-Carreau
Bleigny-le-CarreauYonne medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–246%10%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+30%28%22%
No diploma23%26%19%
CAP or BEP28%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%16%18%
Higher education23%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Bleigny-le-Carreau: 44% 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.

The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1889
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 5.2% of commuters in Bleigny-le-Carreau go to work without a car, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,380 a year per consumption unit. 7.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Bleigny-le-Carreau, 0.1 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bleigny-le-Carreau than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.15/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Bleigny-le-Carreau.

€9.15/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bleigny-le-Carreau€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)
€8.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Musée de la Vigne et du Tire-Bouchon and 3 more in and around Bleigny-le-Carreau

Heritage and museums in and near Bleigny-le-Carreau. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Bleigny-le-Carreau

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Landmarks

Bleigny-le-Carreau has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Bleigny-le-Carreau

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bleigny-le-Carreau yet.

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Bleigny-le-Carreau’s neighbors

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

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MonéteauAuxerreSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAppoignyBrienon-sur-ArmançonSaint-FlorentinMonéteauAuxerreSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAppoignyBrienon-sur-ArmançonSaint-FlorentinBleigny-le-Carreau
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bleigny-le-Carreau279—————
Monéteau4,1144.7B+BC−B
Auxerre35,0975.8C−BDC+
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,1517.3AB−A−B+
Appoigny3,1147.6AB+AB
Brienon-sur-Armançon3,03211B−A+CB−
Saint-Florentin4,16412B−A+DC

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

About Bleigny-le-Carreau

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Bleigny-le-Carreau is a commune of 279 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois. 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
279 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4 sq mi (10.4 km²)
INSEE code
89045

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 November 4, 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.