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A town of 61 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Pimelles a good place to live?

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

What makes Pimelles stand out

The 2 things Pimelles does most differently from other towns.

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

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pimelles; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.

52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2001First protected: Pont de Pimelles
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pimelles.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 11% of people in Pimelles are 65 or over, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 16% of the population. A fifth of adults hold a degree, below Yonne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Pimelles has a median age of 49.8 years.

49.8median age
PimellesYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pimelles
PimellesYonne medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–2416%10%11%
25–4411%20%23%
45–6451%25%26%
65+11%28%22%
No diploma22%26%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education20%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Pimelles: 52% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pimelles; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2001
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

More commuters in Pimelles walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 35.7%

Unemployment stands at 17.6%. At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Pimelles didn’t travel to work at all. Public transport took 17.9% of Pimelles’ working residents to work at the census.

36%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving57%
Public transport18%
On foot14%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter4%
0
jobs based in Pimelles, 0.4 per working resident
17.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
4%
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 Pimelles than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.00/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.06/m² a month. 6 houses and apartments changed hands in Pimelles from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pimelles€9.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€9.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.06 to €11.46/m² a month)
€7.06/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 Pimelles

12pages on Pimelles

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Pimelles

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

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Pimelles’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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TonnerreMontbardTonnerreMontbardPimelles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pimelles61—————
Tonnerre4,2619.3B−A−D−C+
Montbard Côte-d'Or4,63916BA−C+A−

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

About Pimelles

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Pimelles is a commune of 61 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
61 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.8 sq mi (10 km²)
INSEE code
89299

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.