Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pontaubert.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Pontaubert: 36% are 65 or over, above Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. 8.2% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 21% have a degree.
55.5median age
PontaubertYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Pontaubert keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Pontaubert is Croix de chemin. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Pontaubert walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.0%
11.7% of the labour force are out of work. For its 100 residents in work, Pontaubert has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Half of residents lived on more than €25,190 a year per consumption unit, higher than Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Pontaubert, 0.2 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
89.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Pontaubert, 97.0% passed the bac, above Yonne’s towns (91.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Pontaubert
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Pontaubert is a commune of 355 people in the Communauté de communes Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. 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
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.
