Foissy-lès-Vézelay isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 32% of homes. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Foissy-lès-Vézelay stand out
The 2 things Foissy-lès-Vézelay does most differently from other towns.
Ruines gallo-romaines des Fontaines Salées (également sur commune de Saint-Père) · Classé · Photo: Emmanuel Brunner · CC BY-SA 1.0
Foissy-lès-Vézelay’s story
Foissy-lès-Vézelay in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Foissy-lès-Vézelay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1936.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1936First protected: Ruines gallo-romaines des Fontaines Salées (également sur c…
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Foissy-lès-Vézelay.
Who lives here
An older town: 34% of people in Foissy-lès-Vézelay are 65 or over, more than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
One measure of family life: just over one in ten residents are under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.8%, below Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 26% of adults hold a degree.
57.5median age
Foissy-lès-VézelayYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Foissy-lès-Vézelay keeps more of its old housing than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Foissy-lès-Vézelay is Ruines gallo-romaines des Fontaines Salées (également sur commune de Saint-Père).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Foissy-lès-Vézelay has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.0%
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,480 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Foissy-lès-Vézelay didn’t travel to work at all.
0%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter7%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Foissy-lès-Vézelay, 0.2 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Foissy-lès-Vézelay
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Foissy-lès-Vézelay is a commune of 115 people in the Communauté de communes Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. 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.
