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A town of 305 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Fontenoy a good place to live?

Fontenoy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Fontenoy stand out

The 2 things Fontenoy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Marien
Église Saint-Marien · Classé · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fontenoy’s story

Fontenoy in pictures

Fontenoy has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1993First protected: Église Saint-Marien
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontenoy.

Who lives here

Fontenoy has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, higher than both Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here. The median resident of Fontenoy is 53 years old.

53median age
FontenoyYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 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.

Ages and diplomas in Fontenoy
FontenoyYonne medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–245.3%10%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+31%28%22%
No diploma18%26%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat23%16%18%
Higher education22%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Fontenoy keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 52% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Fontenoy is Église Saint-Marien.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1993
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Fontenoy, 7.5%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Fontenoy number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,290 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Fontenoy, 0.4 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Fontenoy than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.11/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Fontenoy recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.70/m² a month.

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fontenoy€8.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.58 to €10.01/m² a month)
€8.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Musée de la Bataille de Fontenoy and 4 more in and around Fontenoy

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Fontenoy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Fontenoy

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Landmarks

Fontenoy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Marien: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Fontenoy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontenoy yet.

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Fontenoy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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ToucySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAuxerreClamecyMontholonToucySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAuxerreClamecyMontholonFontenoy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fontenoy305—————
Toucy2,5715.9C+A−CC−
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,15115AB−A−B+
Auxerre35,09717C−BDC+
Clamecy Nièvre3,54417CA+D−C−
Montholon2,70917BAAD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Fontenoy

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Fontenoy is a commune of 305 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

Population
305 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
6.1 sq mi (15.9 km²)
INSEE code
89179

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.