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Les SiègesYonne

A town of 439 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

439

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.41

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,040

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Les Sièges a good place to live?

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

What makes Les Sièges stand out

The one thing Les Sièges does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

10% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte · Inscrit · Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0

Les Sièges’ story

Les Sièges in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Les Sièges: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1889First protected: Menhir dit La Pierre à Colon
1980Most recently protected: Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Sièges.

History

Les Sièges keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919

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

Les Sièges sits above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Les Sièges: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Les Sièges is Menhir dit La Pierre à Colon.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Menhir dit La Pierre à Colon Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1889

first monument protected

Full pageLes Sièges’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes42% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Les Sièges?”

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

Who lives here

Les Sièges has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24

That puts Les Sièges below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 21% of the population.

47.6median age

Les SiègesYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

21%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP39%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Les Sièges
	Les Sièges	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	16%	15%	17%
15–24	7.7%	10%	11%
25–44	23%	20%	23%
45–64	33%	25%	26%
65+	21%	28%	22%
No diploma	20%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	39%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	16%	18%
Higher education	20%	21%	30%

Full pageLes Sièges’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.6 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households200 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Les Sièges?”

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

Work & commute

10.5% of commuters in Les Sièges walk, cycle or ride, against 17.2% in Yonne’s towns and 13.4% in compared French towns

Unemployment stood at 9.7%, below Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Les Sièges has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

On foot5%

Public transport4%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

100

jobs based in Les Sièges, 0.5 per working resident

9.7%

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

€24,040

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLes Sièges’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Median income€24,040 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Les Sièges is €9.41/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Les Sièges€9.41/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yonne median€10.29/m²

€9.41/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.73 to €11.45/m² a month)

€8.74/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLes Sièges’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.41/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 Les Sièges

11pages on Les Sièges

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.1 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing23 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.6 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Les Sièges: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Classé

Menhir dit La Pierre à ColonStanding stone · Prehistory

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-JulitteChurch · 16th & 18th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Les Sièges

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Sièges yet.

How we find them →

Les Sièges’ 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 →

Aix-Villemaur-PâlisSensSaint-ClémentVilleneuve-sur-YonneParonBrienon-sur-ArmançonLes Sièges

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Les Sièges	439	—	—	—	—	—
Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis Aube	3,236	10	C⁺	A⁺	B	D
Sens	27,106	11	C⁻	C⁺	D	C⁺
Saint-Clément	2,849	11	C⁺	C⁺	C⁺	B
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne	5,135	12	D	B⁺	D	C
Paron	4,834	12	C	C⁺	C⁺	B⁻
Brienon-sur-Armançon	3,032	14	B⁻	A⁺	C	B⁻

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

About Les Sièges

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Les Sièges is a commune of 439 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe. 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: 439 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 9.2 sq mi (23.7 km²)
INSEE code: 89395

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.