L'Isle-sur-Serein has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes. Homes sell for a median €896/m². People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
What makes L'Isle-sur-Serein stand out
The 3 things L'Isle-sur-Serein does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Isle-sur-Serein.
Who lives here
An older town: 32% of people in L'Isle-sur-Serein are 65 or over, more than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Yonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.4% of the town. 16% of adults hold a degree.
51.8median age
L'Isle-sur-SereinYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma38%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape L'Isle-sur-Serein: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 19th century. Among the classé monuments in L'Isle-sur-Serein is Tumulus du tertre à Tormancy. On the Culture ministry’s list, L'Isle-sur-Serein counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
L'Isle-sur-Serein has 1.4 jobs for every resident in work
After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,770 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 10.0%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Yonne’s towns (13.8%). At the census, 7.2% of working residents in L'Isle-sur-Serein didn’t travel to work at all.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot10%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in L'Isle-sur-Serein, 1.4 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About L'Isle-sur-Serein
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
L'Isle-sur-Serein is a commune of 666 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
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.
