Les Vallées de la Vanne’s strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car: 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment. Second homes make up 13% of its housing.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Les Vallées de la Vanne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Les Vallées de la Vanne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ferme des Prés: Photo: Bernard.romieux · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Vallées de la Vanne.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Les Vallées de la Vanne has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7%
5%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 5.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,010 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Les Vallées de la Vanne, 0.2 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 14% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Les Vallées de la Vanne’s ages would predict, 81 per 100 expected, under Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Yonne, women can expect to live 84.2 years and men 78.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 75 deaths in Les Vallées de la Vanne between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 93: 19% below. The nearest emergency department to Les Vallées de la Vanne is Ch Sens, 7.7 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Les Vallées de la Vanne · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Sens
7.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Sens
84.2 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Yonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Les Vallées de la Vanne: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Les Vallées de la Vanne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Les Vallées de la Vanne are 15 to 24: 7.4%, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns
44.4median age
Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. 25% of residents are 65 or over, between Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up a fifth of adults.
Les Vallées de la VanneYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Les Vallées de la Vanne is a commune of 1,021 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
1,021 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
13.1 sq mi (33.8 km²)
INSEE code
89411
Les Vallées de la Vanne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Les Vallées de la Vanne
Is Les Vallées de la Vanne safe?
Les Vallées de la Vanne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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.
