People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, higher than Yonne’s towns (10%) and near compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Les Ormes is 50.3 years old.

50.3median age

Les OrmesYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Ormes
	Les Ormes	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	15%	15%	17%
15–24	11%	10%	11%
25–44	17%	20%	23%
45–64	29%	25%	26%
65+	27%	28%	22%
No diploma	20%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	16%	18%
Higher education	27%	21%	30%

Full pageLes Ormes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.3 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households130 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad2.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Les Ormes?”

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

History

Old homes shape Les Ormes: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns

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

Les Ormes has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Château de Bontin. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Château de Bontin 17th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1994

first monument protected

Full pageLes Ormes’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes43% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Les Ormes?”

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

Work & commute

Les Ormes has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5%

The median disposable income was €24,580 a year per consumption unit, higher than Yonne’s towns (€23,390) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 7.6% of Les Ormes’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%

Public transport7%

Motorbike or scooter6%

On foot4%

Bicycle2%

jobs based in Les Ormes, 0.3 per working resident

8.5%

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

€24,580

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,580 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Les Ormes costs less than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.11/m² a month

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

The market in Les Ormes: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Ormes€8.11/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yonne median€10.29/m²

€8.11/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.58 to €10.01/m² a month)

€8.70/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLes Ormes’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.11/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Bontin and 3 more in and around Les Ormes

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Les Ormes. Best known first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionChâteau de Bontinin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Froville2.3 km southeast, in Le Val d'Ocre ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Vieille Ferté4.7 km northwest, in La Ferté-Loupière MuseumMuseumMusée Jean Larcena4.6 km southeast, in Le Val d'Ocre

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Les Ormes

12pages on Les Ormes

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing13 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.3 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Les Ormes has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Église Notre-Dame-de-la-NativitéChurch · 16th & 17th c.

Château de BontinChâteau · 17th c.

Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Bontin: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Les Ormes

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Les Ormes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Les Ormes’ 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 →

MontholonCharny Orée de PuisayeToucyJoignyAppoignySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheLes Ormes

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Les Ormes	281	—	—	—	—	—
Montholon	2,709	4.7	B	A	A	D
Charny Orée de Puisaye	4,900	7.3	C⁺	A	B⁺	D
Toucy	2,571	8.1	C⁺	A⁻	C	C⁻
Joigny	9,016	11	D	B⁺	D⁻	D
Appoigny	3,114	12	A	B⁺	A	B
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche	3,151	13	A	B⁻	A⁻	B⁺

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

About Les Ormes

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Les Ormes is a commune of 281 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aillantais en Bourgogne. 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: 281 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de l'Aillantais en Bourgogne
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 3.3 sq mi (8.6 km²)
INSEE code: 89281

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.