Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poilly-sur-Serein.
History
Old homes shape Poilly-sur-Serein: 49% 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.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Poilly-sur-Serein is Église Saint-Aignan. On the Culture ministry’s list, Poilly-sur-Serein counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Poilly-sur-Serein has fewer young adults than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.7% are 15 to 24
23% of residents are 65 or over, below Yonne’s towns (28%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 26% have a degree. Poilly-sur-Serein has a median age of 49 years.
49median age
Poilly-sur-SereinYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Unemployment in Poilly-sur-Serein, 15.5%, runs above Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs based in Poilly-sur-Serein number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.7% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €26,470 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Yonne’s towns (€23,390).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
50
jobs based in Poilly-sur-Serein, 0.4 per working resident
15.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Poilly-sur-Serein
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Poilly-sur-Serein is a commune of 240 people in the Communauté de communes Chablis Villages et Terroirs. 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
240 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Chablis Villages et Terroirs
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.
