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This town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 49.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.67

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

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lichères-sur-Yonne a good place to live?

Lichères-sur-Yonne isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 42% of homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Lichères-sur-Yonne stand out

The 2 things Lichères-sur-Yonne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

34% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 53. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Domaine du château de Faulin · Classé · Photo: Rilegator · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lichères-sur-Yonne’s story

Lichères-sur-Yonne in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lichères-sur-Yonne 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.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1993First protected: Domaine du château de Faulin

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lichères-sur-Yonne.

Who lives here

Children make up only 6.4% of Lichères-sur-Yonne, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 8%, below Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 17% of adults.

53median age

Lichères-sur-YonneYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

34%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat37%

Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

40% women, 60% men

About 68 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lichères-sur-Yonne
	Lichères-sur-Yonne	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	6.4%	15%	17%
15–24	8%	10%	11%
25–44	28%	20%	23%
45–64	24%	25%	26%
65+	34%	28%	22%
No diploma	19%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	37%	16%	18%
Higher education	17%	21%	30%

Full pageLichères-sur-Yonne’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53 median age · 34% are 65 or over Households30 households · 1.7 people per household Born abroad6.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lichères-sur-Yonne?”

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

History

Old homes shape Lichères-sur-Yonne: 46% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Lichères-sur-Yonne is Domaine du château de Faulin. On the Culture ministry’s list, Lichères-sur-Yonne counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Domaine du château de Faulin 15th c.

15th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

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Age of homes46% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lichères-sur-Yonne?”

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

Work & commute

Lichères-sur-Yonne has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.3 for each

0.0% of Lichères-sur-Yonne’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 93% drove.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Motorbike or scooter4%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Lichères-sur-Yonne, 0.3 per working resident

0.0%

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.3 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lichères-sur-Yonne than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.67/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.54/m² a month.

€8.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lichères-sur-Yonne€8.67/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yonne median€10.29/m²

€8.67/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.15 to €10.50/m² a month)

€7.54/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLichères-sur-Yonne’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.67/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Faulin and 4 more in and around Lichères-sur-Yonne

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Lichères-sur-Yonne. Best known first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionChâteau de Faulinin town ChurchChurchÉglise Notre-Dame de Lucy-sur-Yonne2.2 km north, in Lucy-sur-Yonne ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Potentien de Châtel-Censoir4.3 km northeast, in Châtel-Censoir ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Marc4.3 km northeast, in Merry-sur-Yonne ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Maison Blanche4 km northwest, in Crain

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lichères-sur-Yonne

12pages on Lichères-sur-Yonne

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.2 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here HousingFlood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The list names few of Lichères-sur-Yonne’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Domaine du château de FaulinChâteau · 15th c.

Classé

Église Saint-MartinChurch · in Surgy, 3.6 mi

Classé

Maison du TisserandHouse · 15th c. · in Clamecy, 4.5 mi

Classé

Chapelle du Bourg-d'En-BasChapel · in Mailly-le-Château, 6.5 mi

Photo credits

Domaine du château de Faulin: Photo: Rilegator · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lichères-sur-Yonne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lichères-sur-Yonne yet.

How we find them →

Lichères-sur-Yonne’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 →

ClamecyAvallonLichères-sur-Yonne

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lichères-sur-Yonne	49	—	—	—	—	—
Clamecy Nièvre	3,544	4.9	C	A⁺	D⁻	C⁻
Avallon	6,305	15	B⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C

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

About Lichères-sur-Yonne

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lichères-sur-Yonne is a commune of 49 people in the Communauté de communes Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. 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: 49 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 5.5 sq mi (14.3 km²)
INSEE code: 89225

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 November 4, 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.