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A town of 631 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Étais-la-Sauvin is too small for the grades other French towns get. 28% of homes here are second homes. Homes go for a median €705/m². People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.
The 3 things Étais-la-Sauvin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Étais-la-Sauvin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ruines), in Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines, 4.6 mi away.
60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Étais-la-Sauvin.
Just over one in ten adults hold a degree, lower than both Yonne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). At 56.7, the median resident of Étais-la-Sauvin sits in the middle of the age range.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| Étais-la-Sauvin | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 36% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 11% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 12.4%, lower than Yonne’s towns (13.8%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried just over one in ten commuters at the census. Median disposable income comes to €23,460 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
30 houses and apartments changed hands in Étais-la-Sauvin from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €705/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Étais-la-Sauvin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Étais-la-Sauvin.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étais-la-Sauvin | 631 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clamecy Nièvre | 3,544 | 8.6 | C | A+ | D− | C− |
| Toucy | 2,571 | 16 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Étais-la-Sauvin is a commune of 631 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
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 November 4, 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.