Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 667 residents, it is a town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Fleurigny, in Thorigny-sur-Oreuse, 2.8 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse.
Degrees are held by 28% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 22% of residents have reached 65.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 300 residents in work, La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. Unemployment stood at 8.8%, lower than both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 11.0% of commuters at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.93/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse. Best known first.
Nothing in La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse | 667 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 3,391 | 4.8 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Saint-Clément | 2,849 | 5.3 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Sens | 27,106 | 6.7 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Paron | 4,834 | 7.9 | C | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard | 3,455 | 12 | C− | C+ | B− | C |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne | 5,135 | 15 | D | B+ | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse is a commune of 667 people in the Communauté de communes Yonne Nord. 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 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.