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A town of 141 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Coulours a good place to live?

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

What makes Coulours stand out

The 2 things Coulours does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Commanderie de templiers de Coulours
Commanderie de templiers de Coulours · Inscrit · Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0
Coulours’ story

Coulours in pictures

Coulours has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 2009.

64% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2009First protected: Commanderie de templiers de Coulours
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coulours.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Coulours than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

19% of adults hold a degree, about level with Yonne’s towns (21%) and below compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 7.9% of the population. Those 65 and older account for 31% of residents.

54median age
CouloursYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Coulours
CouloursYonne medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–247.9%10%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+31%28%22%
No diploma30%26%19%
CAP or BEP26%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education19%21%30%

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

History

Coulours keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 64% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. Coulours has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
2009
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Coulours, 17.7%, runs above Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

Just over one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. The median disposable income was €23,950 a year per consumption unit, near Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 13.0% of working residents in Coulours didn’t travel to work at all.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
Public transport7%
On foot4%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Coulours, 0.3 per working resident
17.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Coulours is €9.41/m² a month

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

Coulours recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.38/m² a month.

€9.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Coulours€9.41/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€9.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.73 to €11.45/m² a month)
€7.38/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 Coulours

11pages on Coulours

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Commanderie de templiers de Coulours: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Coulours

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

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Coulours’ 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 →
Aix-Villemaur-PâlisBrienon-sur-ArmançonSaint-FlorentinMigennesSensSaint-ClémentAix-Villemaur-PâlisBrienon-sur-ArmançonSaint-FlorentinMigennesSensSaint-ClémentCoulours
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Coulours141—————
Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis Aube3,2368C+A+BD
Brienon-sur-Armançon3,03212B−A+CB−
Saint-Florentin4,16413B−A+DC
Migennes6,68814C−B+DC−
Sens27,10614C−C+DC+
Saint-Clément2,84914C+C+C+B

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

About Coulours

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Coulours is a commune of 141 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe. 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
141 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.7 km²)
INSEE code
89120

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.