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PerceneigeYonne

A town of 940 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
940
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Home prices
€1,414
per m² · 34 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²
Rent
€9.83
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,150
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Perceneige a good place to live?

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

What makes Perceneige stand out

The 2 things Perceneige does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
15%2%PerceneigeMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
15% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
€1,414€2,430PerceneigeMedianMedian price per m²
Housing
€1,414/m²
Median sale price, 42% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)
34 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.
Église de Sognes
Église de Sognes · Inscrit · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0
Perceneige’s story

Perceneige in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Perceneige: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1889First protected: Menhir dit du Pas-Dieu
  • 1926Most recently protected: Église de Sognes
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Perceneige.

Who lives here

Few people in Perceneige are 15 to 24: 6.4%, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Perceneige comes below both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 26% of residents are 65 or over.

49.8median age
PerceneigeYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Perceneige
PerceneigeYonne medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–246.4%10%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+26%28%22%
No diploma21%26%19%
CAP or BEP35%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education19%21%30%
Full pagePerceneige’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages49.8 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds450 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad2.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Perceneige?”

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

History

Perceneige keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 48% built before 1919

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

For Perceneige, that is above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Perceneige: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Perceneige is Menhir dit du Pas-Dieu.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1889
first monument protected
Full pagePerceneige’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes48% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Perceneige?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Perceneige, 8.5%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

Perceneige sits below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Perceneige has 150 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 6.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Perceneige, 0.4 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pagePerceneige’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentGetting to work7% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€26,150 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The median sale price of homes in Perceneige is €1,414/m²

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

That is the middle of 34 sales of houses and apartments in Perceneige from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,433/m² for the median of compared towns in Yonne.

€1,414/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Perceneige€1,414/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Yonne median€1,433/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,414/m²34
€9.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.73 to €12.49/m² a month)
€7.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pagePerceneige’s cost of living pageOpen the page
PricesMedian sale price €1,414/m²Renting€9.83/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Perceneige

12pages on Perceneige
The big questions
Cost of livingMedian €1,414/m² · rent €9.83/m² a monthHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.3 mi awayHousing34 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute150 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49.8History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Perceneige: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Menhir dit du Pas-DieuStanding stone · Prehistory
Église de SognesChurch · 11th c.
Photo credits

Menhir dit du Pas-Dieu: Photo: SYGREF · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de Sognes: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Perceneige

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

How we find them →

Perceneige’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 →
Nogent-sur-SeinePont-sur-YonneSaint-ClémentSensParonProvinsNogent-sur-SeinePont-sur-YonneSaint-ClémentSensParonProvinsPerceneige
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Perceneige940—————
Nogent-sur-Seine Aube5,53711C−B+CC
Pont-sur-Yonne3,39111CB+DC−
Saint-Clément2,84911C+C+C+B
Sens27,10612C−C+DC+
Paron4,83414CC+C+B−
Provins Seine-et-Marne11,63215DCDC

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

About Perceneige

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Perceneige is a commune of 940 people in the Communauté de communes Yonne Nord. 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
940 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Yonne Nord
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
23.6 sq mi (61.1 km²)
INSEE code
89469

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.