Bléneau has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 17.7% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bléneau with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bléneau.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bléneau than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.11/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Bléneau below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,035/m², comes from 54 sales of houses and apartments in Bléneau from July 2023 to June 2026. A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre.
€1,035/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bléneau€1,035/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,035/m²
54
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.58 to €10.01/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Bléneau has higher unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 17.7%
In the comparison, Bléneau comes above both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €23,350 a year per consumption unit.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot9%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
300
jobs based in Bléneau, 0.8 per working resident
17.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Bléneau’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 82% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Bléneau’s deaths ran at 102 per 100 expected, above both Yonne’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 201 residents of Bléneau died, against 198 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Bléneau · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien
14.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bléneau keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Bléneau, that is above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bléneau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bléneau
Is Bléneau safe?
Bléneau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 13.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Bléneau expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,035/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bléneau grades A+ for cost of living.
About Bléneau
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bléneau is a commune of 1,153 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. 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
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.
