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A town of 645 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

645

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€12.35

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,380

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

13%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chaumont a good place to live?

Chaumont is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Chaumont’s story

Chaumont in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chaumont, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

René Binet, born in 1866, is the one person born in Chaumont before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaumont.

Who lives here

Few people in Chaumont are 65 or over: 19%, below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Chaumont below both Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 23% have a degree.

47.3median age

ChaumontYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chaumont
	Chaumont	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	16%	15%	17%
15–24	11%	10%	11%
25–44	20%	20%	23%
45–64	35%	25%	26%
65+	19%	28%	22%
No diploma	20%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	16%	18%
Higher education	23%	21%	30%

Full pageChaumont’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.3 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households280 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Chaumont?”

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

History

Chaumont keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On this, Chaumont is above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chaumont, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

Full pageChaumont’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes21% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Chaumont?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Chaumont are out of work than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.3%

In the comparison, Chaumont comes below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Chaumont has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €26,380 a year per consumption unit.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

Public transport11%

On foot1%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Chaumont, 0.2 per working resident

8.3%

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageChaumont’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,380 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

78.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For Chaumont, that is below both Yonne’s towns (84.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

78.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chaumont78.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Claude DebussyNearest collègeCollège	Collège	128	78%−5 pts

78.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate

1.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageChaumont’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges78.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Chaumont is €12.35/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€12.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chaumont€12.35/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yonne median€10.29/m²

€12.35/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.14 to €15.04/m² a month)

€11.43/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageChaumont’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€12.35/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Chaumont and 2 more in and around Chaumont

Heritage and museums in and near Chaumont. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chaumontin town MuseumMuseumMusée municipal de Chaumontin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Misy4.6 km north, in Misy-sur-Yonne

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chaumont

13pages on Chaumont

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.1 mi away Housing24 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.3 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Chaumont has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Classé

Église Saint-LoupChurch · in Courlon-sur-Yonne, 3.1 mi

Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 13th c. · in Pont-sur-Yonne, 5.2 mi

Classé

Menhir dit la Pierre-aux-CouteauxStanding stone · Prehistory · in Diant, 5.3 mi

Classé

Abbaye de la Cour-Notre-Dame (ancienne)Abbey · 13th & 16th c. · in Michery, 5.8 mi

Famous people from Chaumont

One notable person was born in Chaumont.

Their page →

René BinetFrench architect and painter (1866-1911)

Chaumont’s neighbors

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

All towns in Yonne →

Villeneuve-la-GuyardPont-sur-YonneCannes-ÉcluseSaint-Germain-LavalMontereau-Fault-YonneVarennes-sur-SeineChaumont

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Chaumont	645	—	—	—	—	—
Villeneuve-la-Guyard	3,455	2.3	C⁻	C⁺	B⁻	C
Pont-sur-Yonne	3,391	5.1	C	B⁺	D	C⁻
Cannes-Écluse Seine-et-Marne	2,742	6.3	—	C⁻	—	C
Saint-Germain-Laval Seine-et-Marne	2,888	7.8	—	C⁻	—	C⁺
Montereau-Fault-Yonne Seine-et-Marne	22,279	8.4	D	C⁻	C⁻	B⁻
Varennes-sur-Seine Seine-et-Marne	3,748	8.4	D	C⁻	C⁻	C⁺

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

About Chaumont

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chaumont is a commune of 645 people in the Communauté de communes Yonne Nord. 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: 645 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Yonne Nord
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 3.5 sq mi (9 km²)
INSEE code: 89093

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.