Les Hauts de Forterre has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for a quarter of homes.
What makes Les Hauts de Forterre stand out
The one thing Les Hauts de Forterre does most differently from other towns.
Église · Classé · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0
Les Hauts de Forterre’s story
Les Hauts de Forterre in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Les Hauts de Forterre counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Les Hauts de Forterre keeps more of its old housing than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Les Hauts de Forterre 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
Les Hauts de Forterre has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.6%
Les Hauts de Forterre holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. At the census, 9.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €25,290 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Les Hauts de Forterre, 0.3 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Les Hauts de Forterre
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Les Hauts de Forterre is a commune of 462 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
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.