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LignorellesYonne

Some 185 people live in this town, in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Lignorelles a good place to live?

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

Lignorelles’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Lignorelles’ story

No historic monuments in Lignorelles

The Culture ministry lists no building in Lignorelles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Abbaye (ancienne), in Pontigny, 3.3 mi away.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lignorelles.

Who lives here

Lignorelles has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8% are 15 to 24

Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents. 19% are under 15, above Yonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 25% have a degree.

41.5median age
LignorellesYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lignorelles
LignorellesYonne medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–244.8%10%11%
25–4429%20%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+17%28%22%
No diploma18%26%19%
CAP or BEP29%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education25%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Lignorelles is better off than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €32,340 a year per consumption unit

100 jobs are based in Lignorelles, for 100 working residents (1 per worker). The jobless rate is 3.7%. At the census, 10.2% 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%).

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%
On foot10%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Lignorelles, 1 per working resident
3.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lignorelles than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.15/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.73/m² a month. The market in Lignorelles: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.15/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lignorelles€9.15/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.38 to €11.34/m² a month)
€8.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Maligny and 4 more in and around Lignorelles

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Lignorelles

12pages on Lignorelles

Landmarks

Nothing in Lignorelles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Lignorelles

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lignorelles yet.

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Lignorelles’ 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 →
MonéteauAuxerreAppoignySaint-FlorentinSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheBrienon-sur-ArmançonMonéteauAuxerreAppoignySaint-FlorentinSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheBrienon-sur-ArmançonLignorelles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lignorelles185—————
Monéteau4,1147B+BC−B
Auxerre35,0978.7C−BDC+
Appoigny3,1149.4AB+AB
Saint-Florentin4,1649.6B−A+DC
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,15110AB−A−B+
Brienon-sur-Armançon3,03210B−A+CB−

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

About Lignorelles

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lignorelles is a commune of 185 people in the Communauté de communes Chablis Villages et Terroirs. 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
185 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Chablis Villages et Terroirs
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code
89226

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.