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A town of 280 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Sainpuits a good place to live?

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

What makes Sainpuits stand out

The 2 things Sainpuits does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Lorette
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Lorette · Inscrit · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sainpuits’ story

Sainpuits in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Sainpuits, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1987First protected: Chapelle Notre-Dame de Lorette
  • 1997Most recently protected: Château des Barres
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainpuits.

Who lives here

Sainpuits skews older, with 40% of residents 65 or over, more than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns

In the comparison, Sainpuits comes above both Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). 7.1% of residents are children under 15.

60.5median age
SainpuitsYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sainpuits
SainpuitsYonne medianFrance median
Under 157.1%15%17%
15–247.9%10%11%
25–4410%20%23%
45–6435%25%26%
65+40%28%22%
No diploma20%26%19%
CAP or BEP30%30%26%
Baccalauréat15%16%18%
Higher education27%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Sainpuits: 56% 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.

For Sainpuits, that is above both Yonne’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Sainpuits, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
16th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Sainpuits, 8.7%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

Sainpuits sits below both Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Sainpuits has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 8.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
50
jobs based in Sainpuits, 0.6 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
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 Sainpuits than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.08/m² a month

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

That puts Sainpuits below both Yonne’s towns (€10.29/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainpuits€8.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €10.45/m² a month)
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château des Barres and 3 more in and around Sainpuits

Heritage in and near Sainpuits. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainpuits

12pages on Sainpuits

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Sainpuits, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château des Barres: Photo: Pitiflo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame de Lorette: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Sainpuits

One notable person was born in Sainpuits.

Their page →

Sainpuits’ 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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ClamecyToucyCosne-Cours-sur-LoireClamecyToucyCosne-Cours-sur-LoireSainpuits
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sainpuits280—————
Clamecy Nièvre3,54413CA+D−C−
Toucy2,57115C+A−CC−
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nièvre9,73317BADC+

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

About Sainpuits

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Sainpuits is a commune of 280 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. 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
280 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.9 sq mi (22.9 km²)
INSEE code
89331

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.