Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 526 residents, it is a town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Fontaine-la-Gaillarde is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fontaine-la-Gaillarde as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Savinien, in Sens, 3.9 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Fontaine-la-Gaillarde is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontaine-la-Gaillarde.
Under 15: 18% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8% of the town, below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Add to that, the 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Fontaine-la-Gaillarde | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €29,040 a year per consumption unit. Fontaine-la-Gaillarde has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.1 per worker. 6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
The market in Fontaine-la-Gaillarde: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontaine-la-Gaillarde yet.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Fontaine-la-Gaillarde is a commune of 526 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-la-Gaillarde | 526 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Clément | 2,849 | 4 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Sens | 27,106 | 4.4 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Paron | 4,834 | 6.3 | C | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 3,391 | 9.4 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne | 5,135 | 10 | D | B+ | D | C |
| Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis Aube | 3,236 | 16 | C+ | A+ | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.