38% of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.7%, lower than both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 29% of adults.

57.2median age

NoyersYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

38%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%

CAP or BEP23%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Noyers
	Noyers	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	9%	15%	17%
15–24	7.7%	10%	11%
25–44	15%	20%	23%
45–64	30%	25%	26%
65+	38%	28%	22%
No diploma	25%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	23%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	16%	18%
Higher education	29%	21%	30%

Full pageNoyers’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages57.2 median age · 38% are 65 or over Households290 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad6.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Noyers?”

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

History

Noyers keeps more of its old housing than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 53% built before 1919

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

Since 1991, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Noyers is Maison dite de la Toison d'Or. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).

6historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit4

Among them · Classé

Maison dite de la Toison d'Or 16th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1906

first monument protected

1991

protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)

53%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Full pageNoyers’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes53% built before 1919 · Older homes Map6 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Noyers?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Noyers, 8.8%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

300 jobs are based in Noyers, for 250 working residents (1.4 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,220 a year. Bus, tram or train carried 3.1% of working residents in Noyers to work at the census.

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving68%

On foot14%

Public transport3%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

300

jobs based in Noyers, 1.4 per working resident

8.8%

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

€26,220

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

13%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageNoyers’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here300 jobs based here · 1.4 per working resident Getting to work18% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,220 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 Noyers costs less than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.20/m² a month

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

Among the homes sold, 96% were houses. Noyers recorded 28 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Noyers€8.20/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yonne median€10.29/m²

€8.20/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.00 to €11.22/m² a month)

€8.12/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageNoyers’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.20/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Noyers-sur-Serein and 8 more in and around Noyers

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

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Noyers-sur-Sereinin town FortFortPorte de ville de Noyers-sur-Sereinin town FortFortPorte de Tonnerrein town MuseumMuseumMusée des Arts Naïfs et Populairesin town Art galleryArt galleryFg Gueneauin town Art galleryArt galleryGalerie Toison d'Orin town

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Noyers

12pages on Noyers

The big questions

Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 11.2 mi away Work & commute300 jobs based here Housing28 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions7 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 57.2 History6 historic monuments Town HallFamous people3 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Noyers: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level).

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Hôtel de villeTown hall

Inscrit

Maison BrandinHouse

Porte de Ville (ancienne)Town gate

Porte de Ville dite de TonnerreTown gate

Photo credits

Hôtel de ville: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte de Ville (ancienne): Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Porte de Ville dite de Tonnerre: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5

Famous people from Noyers

3 notable people were born in Noyers.

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Daniel RollandFrench association football player · born 1944

Isidore PatroisFrench painter and landscape art (1815–1884)

Hector MichautFrench artist (1874-1923)

Noyers’ 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 →

TonnerreAvallonMontbardNoyers

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Noyers	587	—	—	—	—	—
Tonnerre	4,261	11	B⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C⁺
Avallon	6,305	15	B⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C
Montbard Côte-d'Or	4,639	17	B	A⁻	C⁺	A⁻

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

About Noyers

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Noyers is a commune of 587 people in the Communauté de communes du Serein. 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: 587 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Serein
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 13.7 sq mi (35.4 km²)
INSEE code: 89279

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.