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A town of 141 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
141
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.45
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,850
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lasson a good place to live?

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

What makes Lasson stand out

The one thing Lasson does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
14%2%LassonMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
14% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Classé · Photo: Leseb · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lasson’s story

Lasson in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lasson: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.

66% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1912First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
  • 1938Most recently protected: Croix-calvaire
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lasson.

Who lives here

Lasson has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9% are 15 to 24

Lasson sits below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents.

55.8median age
LassonYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma32%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education13%

Women and men · all residents

43% women, 57% men

About 74 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lasson
LassonYonne medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–244.9%10%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+27%28%22%
No diploma32%26%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%16%18%
Higher education13%21%30%
Full pageLasson’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages55.8 median age · 27% are 65 or overHouseholds70 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad2.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Lasson?”

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

History

Lasson keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 66% built before 1919

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

That puts Lasson above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lasson: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Lasson is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1912
first monument protected
Full pageLasson’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes66% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Lasson?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Lasson than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 1.9%

On this, Lasson is below both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,850 a year per consumption unit. Lasson has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Lasson, 0.5 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLasson’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.5 per working residentMedian income€26,850 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 Lasson than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.45/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Lasson comes below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lasson€8.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.84 to €10.45/m² a month)
€8.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLasson’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.45/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lasson

11pages on Lasson
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.8 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing5 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 55.8History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lasson: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Croix-calvaireCross
Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 16th c.
Photo credits

Croix-calvaire: Photo: Jean de l'Auxois · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Leseb · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Lasson

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

How we find them →

Lasson’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 →
Saint-FlorentinBrienon-sur-ArmançonAix-Villemaur-PâlisMigennesTonnerreSaint-FlorentinBrienon-sur-ArmançonAix-Villemaur-PâlisMigennesTonnerreLasson
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lasson141—————
Saint-Florentin4,1645.8B−A+DC
Brienon-sur-Armançon3,03210B−A+CB−
Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis Aube3,23613C+A+BD
Migennes6,68815C−B+DC−
Tonnerre4,26116B−A−D−C+

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

About Lasson

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lasson is a commune of 141 people in the Communauté de communes Serein et Armance. 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
141 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Serein et Armance
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.7 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code
89219

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.