Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saints-en-Puisaye has none. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saints-en-Puisaye stand out
The 2 things Saints-en-Puisaye does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Prix: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saints-en-Puisaye.
Who lives here
Few people in Saints-en-Puisaye are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns
52.8median age
Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Yonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 23% of adults. Residents of Saints-en-Puisaye have a median age of 52.8.
Saints-en-PuisayeYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Saints-en-Puisaye, 7.0%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
8%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs based in Saints-en-Puisaye number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 12.0% of working residents in Saints-en-Puisaye didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Saints-en-Puisaye, 0.4 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saints-en-Puisaye is a commune of 548 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
548 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
10.7 sq mi (27.7 km²)
INSEE code
89367
Saints-en-Puisaye’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
