28% of residents are 65 or over, near Yonne’s towns (28%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town. The middle age in Courgenay is 49.2.

49.2median age

CourgenayYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 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 Courgenay
	Courgenay	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	15%	15%	17%
15–24	9.6%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	20%	23%
45–64	26%	25%	26%
65+	28%	28%	22%
No diploma	24%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	16%	18%
Higher education	17%	21%	30%

Full pageCourgenay’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.2 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households260 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad7.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Courgenay?”

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

History

Old homes shape Courgenay: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Courgenay is Ancienne abbaye cistercienne de Vauluisant. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé4

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Ancienne abbaye cistercienne de Vauluisant 16th–19th c.
Polissoir de Lancy
Polissoir des Roches
Polissoir du Sauvageon

16th c.

oldest protected part

1889

first monument protected

Full pageCourgenay’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé4 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Courgenay?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Courgenay than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.6%

Households’ median disposable income: €23,380 a year per consumption unit. Courgenay holds 100 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. 11.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Yonne’s towns (13.8%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport2%

On foot2%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Courgenay, 0.4 per working resident

11.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,380

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCourgenay’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€23,380 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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 Courgenay is €10.26/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.93/m² a month. 21 houses and apartments changed hands in Courgenay from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Courgenay€10.26/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yonne median€10.29/m²

€10.26/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.30 to €12.69/m² a month)

€7.93/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCourgenay’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.26/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Courgenay

12pages on Courgenay

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.1 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing21 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.2 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Courgenay: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Ancienne abbaye cistercienne de VauluisantAbbey · 16th–19th c.

Polissoir de LancyMonument

Classé

Polissoir des RochesMonument

Polissoir du SauvageonMonument

Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye cistercienne de Vauluisant: Photo: Keuk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Polissoir de Lancy: Photo: SYGREF · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Polissoir du Sauvageon: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Courgenay

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

How we find them →

Courgenay’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 →

Aix-Villemaur-PâlisSaint-ClémentSensNogent-sur-SeineParonPont-sur-YonneCourgenay

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Courgenay	564	—	—	—	—	—
Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis Aube	3,236	8.9	C⁺	A⁺	B	D
Saint-Clément	2,849	13	C⁺	C⁺	C⁺	B
Sens	27,106	13	C⁻	C⁺	D	C⁺
Nogent-sur-Seine Aube	5,537	14	C⁻	B⁺	C	C
Paron	4,834	15	C	C⁺	C⁺	B⁻
Pont-sur-Yonne	3,391	16	C	B⁺	D	C⁻

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

About Courgenay

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Courgenay is a commune of 564 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: 564 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 11.6 sq mi (29.9 km²)
INSEE code: 89122

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.