Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 187 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Island is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Island does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Island: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1960.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Island. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de l’Avallonnais4.6 km northeast, in Avallon
MuseumHôtel Condé4.8 km northeast, in Avallon
MuseumMusée du Costume4.8 km northeast, in AvallonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vault-de-Lugny3.3 km north, in Vault-de-LugnyFortFortRemparts d'Avallon4.5 km northeast, in AvallonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Island.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Island above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Island: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Island is Chapelle du Saulce.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Island is below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Island | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 41% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Island comes below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Island has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €29,130 a year per consumption unit.
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.
For Island, that is below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Island has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle du Saulce: Photo: Michel FOUCHER · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Island yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Island is a commune of 187 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
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.