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A town of 375 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Esnon a good place to live?

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

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0
Esnon’s story

Esnon in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Esnon.

History

Esnon keeps more of its old housing than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

Esnon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A young town: 13% of people in Esnon are 15 to 24, more than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Yonne’s towns (28%) and close to compared French towns (22%). 16% of adults hold a degree. Esnon has a median age of 43.4 years.

43.4median age
EsnonYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Esnon
EsnonYonne medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–2413%10%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+22%28%22%
No diploma21%26%19%
CAP or BEP35%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%16%18%
Higher education16%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Esnon has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.4%

At the census, just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income was €25,370 a year per consumption unit, above Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport8%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Esnon, 0.1 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one.

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Esnon85.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Philippe CousteauNearest collègeCollègeCollège4185%−1 pt
Collège Paul FourreyBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollègeCollège7285%+1 pt
85.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.3 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Esnon costs less than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.41/m² a month

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

Esnon recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Esnon€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)
€8.17/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 Esnon

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Esnon

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

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Esnon’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 →
Brienon-sur-ArmançonMigennesSaint-FlorentinJoignyAppoignyMonéteauBrienon-sur-ArmançonMigennesSaint-FlorentinJoignyAppoignyMonéteauEsnon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Esnon375—————
Brienon-sur-Armançon3,0322B−A+CB−
Migennes6,6883C−B+DC−
Saint-Florentin4,1647.1B−A+DC
Joigny9,0167.8DB+D−D
Appoigny3,1148.3AB+AB
Monéteau4,1149.7B+BC−B

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

About Esnon

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Esnon is a commune of 375 people in the Communauté de communes Serein et Armance. 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
375 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Serein et Armance
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.1 km²)
INSEE code
89156

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.