18% of residents are 65 or over, below both Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population. Ages in Lalande split evenly at 50: half are older, half younger.

50median age

LalandeYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

18%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lalande
	Lalande	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	13%	15%	17%
15–24	4.9%	10%	11%
25–44	23%	20%	23%
45–64	42%	25%	26%
65+	18%	28%	22%
No diploma	20%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	16%	18%
Higher education	28%	21%	30%

Full pageLalande’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households60 households · 2 people per household Born abroad2.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lalande?”

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

History

Old homes shape Lalande: 48% were built before 1919, more than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

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

Lalande has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

16th c.

oldest protected part

2000

first monument protected

Full pageLalande’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes48% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lalande?”

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

Work & commute

Lalande has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.3%

At the census, 1.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,140 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

On foot2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Lalande, 0.2 per working resident

3.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,140

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLalande’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€28,140 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lalande than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.07/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.71/m² a month. 5 houses and apartments changed hands in Lalande from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lalande€9.07/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yonne median€10.29/m²

€9.07/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.56 to €10.89/m² a month)

€7.71/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLalande’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.07/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Musée de la Bataille de Fontenoy and 3 more in and around Lalande

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Lalande. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumMusée de la Bataille de Fontenoy3.6 km south, in Fontenoy MuseumMuseumCentre Régional d'Art Contemporain4 km southwest, in Fontenoy ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Tremblay4 km southwest, in Fontenoy AttractionAttractionObélisque de Fontenoy4.2 km south, in Fontenoy

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lalande

12pages on Lalande

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Lalande has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →

Église Saint-Jacques et Saint-MarcelChurch · 17th c.

Château de LalandeChâteau · 16th & 17th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Jacques et Saint-Marcel: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Lalande: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lalande

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

How we find them →

Lalande’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Yonne →

ToucySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAuxerreMontholonAppoignyMonéteauLalande

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lalande	123	—	—	—	—	—
Toucy	2,571	3.8	C⁺	A⁻	C	C⁻
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche	3,151	13	A	B⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Auxerre	35,097	14	C⁻	B	D	C⁺
Montholon	2,709	15	B	A	A	D
Appoigny	3,114	16	A	B⁺	A	B
Monéteau	4,114	17	B⁺	B	C⁻	B

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

About Lalande

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lalande is a commune of 123 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: 123 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code: 89217

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.