Is Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 39% of its housing. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.
What makes Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines stand out
The 2 things Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines does most differently from other towns.
Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1888.
61% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Jean-Roch Coignet, born in 1776, is the one person born in Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines: 35% are 65 or over, above Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 15%, close to Yonne’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 6.8% of the population. Also worth knowing: 28% of adults hold a degree.
53.8median age
Druyes-les-Belles-FontainesYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines: 61% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Château (ruines). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 7.5% of commuters in Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines go to work without a car, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
Per resident in work, Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines counts 0.6 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). 12.7% of the labour force are out of work. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,360 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines, 0.6 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines is a commune of 265 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. 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.
