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A town of 107 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Sementron a good place to live?

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

What makes Sementron stand out

The 2 things Sementron does most differently from other towns.

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Sementron’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Sementron’s story

No historic monuments in Sementron

The Culture ministry lists no building in Sementron as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Marien, in Fontenoy, 2.4 mi away.

62% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sementron.

Who lives here

Children make up only 10% of Sementron, fewer than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.4% of residents, below Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 32% of residents have reached 65. Among adults, 22% have a degree.

58.2median age
SementronYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%

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 Sementron
SementronYonne medianFrance median
Under 1510%15%17%
15–246.4%10%11%
25–4414%20%23%
45–6438%25%26%
65+32%28%22%
No diploma21%26%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education22%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Sementron, 6.8%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs based in Sementron number 50, against 50 residents in work (1 per worker). 12.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%).

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Public transport7%
On foot5%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Sementron, 1 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
5%
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 Sementron than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.11/m² a month

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

The market in Sementron: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sementron€8.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.58 to €10.01/m² a month)
€8.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Musée de la Bataille de Fontenoy and 3 more in and around Sementron

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

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

Everything we know about Sementron

12pages on Sementron

Landmarks

Nothing in Sementron is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Sementron

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

How we find them →

Sementron’s 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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ToucySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheClamecyAuxerreMontholonToucySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheClamecyAuxerreMontholonSementron
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sementron107—————
Toucy2,5717.3C+A−CC−
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,15114AB−A−B+
Clamecy Nièvre3,54414CA+D−C−
Auxerre35,09715C−BDC+
Montholon2,70918BAAD

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

About Sementron

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Sementron is a commune of 107 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
107 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.8 km²)
INSEE code
89383

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.