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A town of 887 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Dixmont a good place to live?

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

What makes Dixmont stand out

The 2 things Dixmont does most differently from other towns.

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Église
Église · Classé · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dixmont’s story

Dixmont in pictures

Dixmont has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Prieuré de l'Enfourchure (restes)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dixmont.

History

Dixmont keeps more of its old housing than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Dixmont has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Dixmont are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, below Yonne’s towns (28%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population. Dixmont has a median age of 47.4 years.

47.4median age
DixmontYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Dixmont
DixmontYonne medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–248.7%10%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+22%28%22%
No diploma21%26%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education22%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Dixmont are out of work than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.5%

At the census, 8.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Dixmont has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €24,640 a year per consumption unit, between Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and compared French towns (€25,970).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Dixmont, 0.2 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 median sale price of homes in Dixmont is €1,367/m²

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

The estimated advertised rent is €10.19/m² a month, close to Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.74/m² a month. Dixmont recorded 48 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,367/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Dixmont€1,367/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,367/m²48
€10.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €12.79/m² a month)
€8.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dixmont

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Landmarks

The list names few of Dixmont’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Prieuré de l'Enfourchure (restes): Photo: Champikreu · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Dixmont

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

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Dixmont’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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Villeneuve-sur-YonneJoignyMigennesSensParonBrienon-sur-ArmançonVilleneuve-sur-YonneJoignyMigennesSensParonBrienon-sur-ArmançonDixmont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Dixmont887—————
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne5,1355.6DB+DC
Joigny9,0166.8DB+D−D
Migennes6,6888.9C−B+DC−
Sens27,10610C−C+DC+
Paron4,83411CC+C+B−
Brienon-sur-Armançon3,03211B−A+CB−

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

About Dixmont

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Dixmont is a commune of 887 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais. 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
887 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
16.2 sq mi (41.9 km²)
INSEE code
89142

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.