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A town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 134 people.
Fontenay-près-Chablis is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fontenay-près-Chablis as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Chablis, 2.2 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Fontenay-près-Chablis 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 Fontenay-près-Chablis.
A fifth of adults hold a degree, lower than both Yonne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
43% women, 57% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Fontenay-près-Chablis | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.3% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 19.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Fontenay-près-Chablis: 100, for 50 residents in work (1.5 each).
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.
For collège, the closest is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre et Jean LerougeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 91%+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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.04/m² a month. Sales in Fontenay-près-Chablis from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Fontenay-près-Chablis. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontenay-près-Chablis yet.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Fontenay-près-Chablis is a commune of 134 people in the Communauté de communes Chablis Villages et Terroirs. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay-près-Chablis | 134 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tonnerre | 4,261 | 7.8 | B− | A− | D− | C+ |
| Monéteau | 4,114 | 11 | B+ | B | C− | B |
| Saint-Florentin | 4,164 | 11 | B− | A+ | D | C |
| Auxerre | 35,097 | 12 | C− | B | D | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche | 3,151 | 13 | A | B− | A− | B+ |
| Appoigny | 3,114 | 13 | A | B+ | A | B |
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.