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A town of 155 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Collan a good place to live?

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

What makes Collan stand out

The one thing Collan does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Classé · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Collan’s story

Collan in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

55% 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 Collan.

Who lives here

Few people in Collan are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

Collan sits below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. 14% of residents are children under 15.

50.4median age
CollanYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education14%

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%.

Ages and diplomas in Collan
CollanYonne medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–247.5%10%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+26%28%22%
No diploma29%26%19%
CAP or BEP35%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education14%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Collan: 55% 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.

That puts Collan above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Collan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
15th c.
oldest protected part
1913
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Collan, 5.5%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Collan is below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Collan has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.9 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,760 a year per consumption unit.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot13%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Collan, 0.9 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Collan costs less than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.69/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Collan comes below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Collan€8.69/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€8.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.14 to €10.57/m² a month)
€8.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Collan

12pages on Collan

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Collan

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Collan yet.

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Collan’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 →
TonnerreSaint-FlorentinMonéteauAuxerreBrienon-sur-ArmançonSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheTonnerreSaint-FlorentinMonéteauAuxerreBrienon-sur-ArmançonSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheCollan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Collan155—————
Tonnerre4,2615B−A−D−C+
Saint-Florentin4,16413B−A+DC
Monéteau4,11414B+BC−B
Auxerre35,09714C−BDC+
Brienon-sur-Armançon3,03216B−A+CB−
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,15116AB−A−B+

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

About Collan

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Collan is a commune of 155 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

Population
155 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.2 km²)
INSEE code
89112

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.