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A town of 328 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Lainsecq a good place to live?

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

What makes Lainsecq stand out

The 2 things Lainsecq does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Félix Potuit · Public domain
Lainsecq’s story

Lainsecq in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lainsecq, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1934First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lainsecq.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Lainsecq than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

For Lainsecq, that is below both Yonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 35% of residents.

54.8median age
LainsecqYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lainsecq
LainsecqYonne medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–248.6%10%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6425%25%26%
65+35%28%22%
No diploma24%26%19%
CAP or BEP24%30%26%
Baccalauréat15%16%18%
Higher education33%21%30%

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

History

Lainsecq keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 56% built before 1919

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

Lainsecq sits above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lainsecq, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1934
first monument protected
56%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

10.9% of commuters in Lainsecq walk, cycle or ride, against 17.2% in Yonne’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns

9.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €23,360 a year per consumption unit. Lainsecq has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.7 per worker.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%
Public transport5%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
100
jobs based in Lainsecq, 0.7 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Lainsecq costs less than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.30/m² a month

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

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

€7.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lainsecq€7.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€7.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.87 to €9.09/m² a month)
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Beauvais and 3 more in and around Lainsecq

Heritage in and near Lainsecq. Best known first.

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

12pages on Lainsecq

Landmarks

Lainsecq 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-Martin: Photo: Félix Potuit · Public domain

Famous people from Lainsecq

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

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Lainsecq’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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ToucyClamecyToucyClamecyLainsecq
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lainsecq328—————
Toucy2,57113C+A−CC−
Clamecy Nièvre3,54413CA+D−C−

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

About Lainsecq

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lainsecq is a commune of 328 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
328 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
9.7 sq mi (25.1 km²)
INSEE code
89216

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.