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A town of 29 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Jouancy a good place to live?

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

What makes Jouancy stand out

The one thing Jouancy does most differently from other towns.

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Château (restes)
Château (restes) · Classé · Photo: Ibex73 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jouancy’s story

Jouancy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Jouancy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1967.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1967First protected: Château (restes)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jouancy.

History

Jouancy keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 50% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Jouancy comes above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Jouancy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Jouancy is Château (restes).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1967
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Jouancy than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 54% of adults

For Jouancy, that is above both Yonne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.9% of the population.

46.5median age
JouancyYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education54%

Women and men · all residents

41% women, 59% men

About 71 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Jouancy
JouancyYonne medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–246.9%10%11%
25–4428%20%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+21%28%22%
No diploma8.3%26%19%
CAP or BEP17%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%16%18%
Higher education54%21%30%

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

Work & commute

33.3% of commuters in Jouancy go to work without a car, more than in Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

Jouancy sits above both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. 6.3% of the labour force are out of work. Jouancy has 0 jobs for 0 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

33%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving67%
Public transport13%
Bicycle13%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Jouancy, 0.4 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
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 Jouancy than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.81/m² a month

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

That puts Jouancy below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Jouancy€8.81/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€8.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.98 to €11.14/m² a month)
€8.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Prieuré de Cours and 7 more in and around Jouancy

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Jouancy. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Jouancy

12pages on Jouancy

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Château (restes): Photo: Ibex73 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Jouancy

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

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Jouancy’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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TonnerreAvallonMontbardTonnerreAvallonMontbardJouancy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Jouancy29—————
Tonnerre4,26113B−A−D−C+
Avallon6,30515B−A−D−C
Montbard Côte-d'Or4,63915BA−C+A−

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

About Jouancy

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Jouancy is a commune of 29 people in the Communauté de communes du Serein. 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
29 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Serein
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.3 sq mi (6 km²)
INSEE code
89207

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.