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A town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 783 people.

Is Coulanges-la-Vineuse a good place to live?

Coulanges-la-Vineuse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Coulanges-la-Vineuse stand out

The one thing Coulanges-la-Vineuse does most differently from other towns.

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Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Cjulien21 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Coulanges-la-Vineuse’s story

Coulanges-la-Vineuse in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Coulanges-la-Vineuse counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1929First protected: Maison dite de Jeanne-d'Arc
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coulanges-la-Vineuse.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Coulanges-la-Vineuse than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

9.3% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 21% of adults. Half the people of Coulanges-la-Vineuse are older than 52.8.

52.8median age
Coulanges-la-VineuseYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 87 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 Coulanges-la-Vineuse
Coulanges-la-VineuseYonne medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–249.3%10%11%
25–4415%20%23%
45–6433%25%26%
65+30%28%22%
No diploma26%26%19%
CAP or BEP27%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%16%18%
Higher education21%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Coulanges-la-Vineuse: 42% were built before 1919, more than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

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Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Coulanges-la-Vineuse counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 3 of 5.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit4
15th c.
oldest protected part
1929
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Coulanges-la-Vineuse has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.6%

At the census, 10.7% of commuters got to work without a car. For its 300 residents in work, Coulanges-la-Vineuse has 200 jobs: 0.6 each. The median disposable income was €25,980 a year per consumption unit, higher than Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and near compared French towns (€25,970).

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot10%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Coulanges-la-Vineuse, 0.6 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
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 Coulanges-la-Vineuse costs less than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.07/m² a month

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

The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. 20 houses and apartments changed hands in Coulanges-la-Vineuse from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Coulanges-la-Vineuse€9.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€9.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.56 to €10.89/m² a month)
€7.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Christophe de Coulanges-la-Vineuse and 8 more in and around Coulanges-la-Vineuse

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Coulanges-la-Vineuse. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Coulanges-la-Vineuse

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Coulanges-la-Vineuse counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Maison dite de Jeanne-d'Arc: Photo: WCOMFR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison du 16e siècle: Photo: Cjulien21 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Coulanges-la-Vineuse

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Coulanges-la-Vineuse yet.

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Coulanges-la-Vineuse’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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AuxerreSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheMonéteauAppoignyToucyClamecyAuxerreSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheMonéteauAppoignyToucyClamecyCoulanges-la-Vineuse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Coulanges-la-Vineuse783—————
Auxerre35,0976.7C−BDC+
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,1517.4AB−A−B+
Monéteau4,11410B+BC−B
Appoigny3,11412AB+AB
Toucy2,57113C+A−CC−
Clamecy Nièvre3,54417CA+D−C−

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

About Coulanges-la-Vineuse

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Coulanges-la-Vineuse is a commune of 783 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
783 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.7 km²)
INSEE code
89118

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.