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A town of 578 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Ouanne a good place to live?

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

What makes Ouanne stand out

The 2 things Ouanne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ouanne’s story

Ouanne in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ouanne: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

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

  • 1989First protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ouanne.

Who lives here

Few people in Ouanne are 15 to 24: 6.6%, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Ouanne comes below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents.

52.6median age
OuanneYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Ouanne
OuanneYonne medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–246.6%10%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+31%28%22%
No diploma23%26%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education20%21%30%

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

History

Ouanne keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 46% built before 1919

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

For Ouanne, that is above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ouanne: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Ouanne is Église Notre-Dame.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1989
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 6.0% of commuters in Ouanne go to work without a car, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

Ouanne sits below both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 9.5%. Ouanne has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Ouanne, 0.5 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Ouanne costs less than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.07/m² a month

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

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

€9.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ouanne€9.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€9.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.56 to €10.89/m² a month)
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ouanne

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Landmarks

Ouanne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Ouanne

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

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Ouanne’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 →
ToucySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAuxerreClamecyMonéteauAppoignyToucySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAuxerreClamecyMonéteauAppoignyOuanne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ouanne578—————
Toucy2,5717.5C+A−CC−
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,15111AB−A−B+
Auxerre35,09712C−BDC+
Clamecy Nièvre3,54415CA+D−C−
Monéteau4,11415B+BC−B
Appoigny3,11416AB+AB

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

About Ouanne

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Ouanne is a commune of 578 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. 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
578 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
14.9 sq mi (38.7 km²)
INSEE code
89283

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.