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A town of 479 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Quenne a good place to live?

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

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Leseb · CC BY-SA 4.0
Quenne’s story

Quenne in pictures

Quenne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quenne.

History

Quenne keeps more of its old housing than Yonne or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

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

Quenne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Quenne is a graduates’ town: 41% hold a degree, more than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns

Children under 15 count for nearly a fifth of the people here. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Yonne’s towns (28%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.5% of residents.

43.2median age
QuenneYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Quenne
QuenneYonne medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–249.5%10%11%
25–4425%20%23%
45–6426%25%26%
65+21%28%22%
No diploma11%26%19%
CAP or BEP25%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%16%18%
Higher education41%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Quenne is better off than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,420 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 2.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 6.0%, below Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Quenne, 0.1 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
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 Quenne than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.15/m² a month

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

Sales in Quenne from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.

€9.15/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Quenne€9.15/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.38 to €11.34/m² a month)
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Ecomusé de la Vigne et du Vin, intérieur Bourguignon 1900 and 3 more in and around Quenne

Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Quenne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Quenne

12pages on Quenne

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Quenne

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

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Quenne’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 →
AuxerreMonéteauSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAppoignyMigennesBrienon-sur-ArmançonAuxerreMonéteauSaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheAppoignyMigennesBrienon-sur-ArmançonQuenne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Quenne479—————
Auxerre35,0974C−BDC+
Monéteau4,1145.7B+BC−B
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,1515.8AB−A−B+
Appoigny3,1148.6AB+AB
Migennes6,68814C−B+DC−
Brienon-sur-Armançon3,03215B−A+CB−

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

About Quenne

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Quenne is a commune of 479 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois. 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
479 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²)
INSEE code
89319

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.