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NuitsYonne

A town of 362 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
362
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.20
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,360
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
17%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Nuits a good place to live?

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

What makes Nuits stand out

The one thing Nuits does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
18%2%NuitsMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
18% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Domaine du château de Nuits
Domaine du château de Nuits · Classé · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nuits’ story

Nuits in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1967.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1967First protected: Chapelle Saint-Marc (ancienne)
  • 2013Most recently protected: Domaine du château de Nuits
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nuits.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Nuits hold a degree than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 14%

In the comparison, Nuits comes below both Yonne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 26% of the population.

50.8median age
NuitsYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nuits
NuitsYonne medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–249.9%10%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+26%28%22%
No diploma30%26%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat11%16%18%
Higher education14%21%30%
Full pageNuits’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages50.8 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds190 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad5.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Nuits?”

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

History

Old homes shape Nuits: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns

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

For Nuits, that is above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Nuits: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Nuits is Chapelle Saint-Marc (ancienne).

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1967
first monument protected
Full pageNuits’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homesMap4 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Nuits?”

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

Work & commute

More people in Nuits are out of work than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 19.5%

Nuits sits above both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Nuits has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,360 a year per consumption unit.

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%
Public transport7%
On foot6%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
50
jobs based in Nuits, 0.3 per working resident
19.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageNuits’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working residentGetting to work17% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€23,360 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 Nuits costs less than in Yonne’s towns or 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.

That puts Nuits below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nuits€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)
€7.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageNuits’ 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 Nuits and 5 more in and around Nuits

Heritage and museums in and near Nuits. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Nuitsin townFortFortPorte fortifiée de Nuitsin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochefort3.9 km southeast, in Asnières-en-MontagneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ravières1.3 km east, in RavièresArt galleryArt galleryBourgogne Art Galerie1.3 km northeast, in RavièresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochefort4 km southeast, in Asnières-en-Montagne
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nuits

12pages on Nuits
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.9 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing18 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 50.8History4 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Classé
Chapelle Saint-Marc (ancienne)Chapel · 13th c.
Porte fortifiée (ancienne)Town gate · 16th c.
Deux colonnes monumentales anneléesMonument · 18th c.
Domaine du château de NuitsChâteau · 16th c.
Photo credits

Porte fortifiée (ancienne): Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Deux colonnes monumentales annelées: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine du château de Nuits: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Nuits

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Nuits as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Nuits’ 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 →
MontbardTonnerreVenarey-les-LaumesSemur-en-AuxoisMontbardTonnerreVenarey-les-LaumesSemur-en-AuxoisNuits
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nuits362—————
Montbard Côte-d'Or4,6399.2BA−C+A−
Tonnerre4,26114B−A−D−C+
Venarey-les-Laumes Côte-d'Or2,74717A−AA+C
Semur-en-Auxois Côte-d'Or3,98617A−A−CB−

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

About Nuits

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Nuits is a commune of 362 people in the Communauté de communes Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne. 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
362 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.6 km²)
INSEE code
89280

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.