Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 235: a town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Cheney has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 11% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Cheney does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cheney as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Dannemoine, 0.8 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cheney.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%. 14% are under 15, lower than both Yonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). On top of that, the 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Cheney | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 7.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Cheney: 150, for 100 residents in work (1.5 each). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €27,360 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Cheney recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Cheney is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cheney yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheney | 235 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tonnerre | 4,261 | 3.5 | B− | A− | D− | C+ |
| Saint-Florentin | 4,164 | 12 | B− | A+ | D | C |
| Brienon-sur-Armançon | 3,032 | 17 | B− | A+ | C | B− |
| Monéteau | 4,114 | 18 | B+ | B | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cheney is a commune of 235 people in the Communauté de communes Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne. 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.