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It is a town of 298 residents in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Foissy-sur-Vanne has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 11% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Foissy-sur-Vanne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Foissy-sur-Vanne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque, 2.5 mi away.
30% 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 Foissy-sur-Vanne.
19% are under 15, higher than both Yonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents. Ages in Foissy-sur-Vanne split evenly at 42.1: half are older, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Foissy-sur-Vanne | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.5%, lower than both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Foissy-sur-Vanne counts 0.7 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). Median disposable income comes to €23,510 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 9.4 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gaston RamonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 79%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 80% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Foissy-sur-Vanne. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.74/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Foissy-sur-Vanne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Foissy-sur-Vanne yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foissy-sur-Vanne | 298 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Clément | 2,849 | 9.8 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Sens | 27,106 | 10 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis Aube | 3,236 | 10 | C+ | A+ | B | D |
| Paron | 4,834 | 12 | C | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne | 5,135 | 14 | D | B+ | D | C |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 3,391 | 15 | C | B+ | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Foissy-sur-Vanne is a commune of 298 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe. 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) · 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.