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It is a town of 217 residents in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Plessis-Saint-Jean has none. Second homes make up 21% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
The 2 things Plessis-Saint-Jean does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Plessis-Saint-Jean as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Villenauxe-la-Petite, 3.9 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plessis-Saint-Jean.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, near Yonne’s towns (28%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Half of Plessis-Saint-Jean is older than 48.8, half younger. Under 15: 17% of residents.
45% women, 55% men
About 82 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Plessis-Saint-Jean | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
One in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 14.1%, about level with Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: at the census, 6.2% of working residents in Plessis-Saint-Jean didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Plessis-Saint-Jean.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Plessis-Saint-Jean is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Plessis-Saint-Jean yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plessis-Saint-Jean | 217 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 3,391 | 6.7 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Saint-Clément | 2,849 | 9.2 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Sens | 27,106 | 11 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard | 3,455 | 11 | C− | C+ | B− | C |
| Paron | 4,834 | 12 | C | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Donnemarie-Dontilly Seine-et-Marne | 2,706 | 12 | — | B− | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Plessis-Saint-Jean is a commune of 217 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
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 November 4, 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.