With fewer than 1,000 residents, Coulanges-sur-Yonne falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes. 39% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Coulanges-sur-Yonne stand out
The 2 things Coulanges-sur-Yonne does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coulanges-sur-Yonne.
Who lives here
Few people in Coulanges-sur-Yonne are 15 to 24: 6.6%, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns
One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 39% of the town, higher than both Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Coulanges-sur-Yonne in two is 57.1.
57.1median age
Coulanges-sur-YonneYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Coulanges-sur-Yonne keeps more of its old housing than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Coulanges-sur-Yonne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Coulanges-sur-Yonne has higher unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 17.3%
Half of residents lived on more than €23,270 a year per consumption unit, about level with Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Coulanges-sur-Yonne has 200 jobs for 150 working residents, 1.3 per worker. No commute at all: 6.5% of working residents here at the census.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot10%
Public transport7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Coulanges-sur-Yonne, 1.3 per working resident
17.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Coulanges-sur-Yonne
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coulanges-sur-Yonne is a commune of 518 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne. 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.
