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A town of 672 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Senan a good place to live?

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

What makes Senan stand out

The one thing Senan does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Firmin
Église Saint-Firmin · Classé · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0
Senan’s story

Senan in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Senan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

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

  • 1911First protected: Église Saint-Firmin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Senan.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Senan than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. 23% of adults hold a degree, higher than Yonne’s towns (21%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Senan in two is 50.3.

50.3median age
SenanYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Senan
SenanYonne medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6429%25%26%
65+28%28%22%
No diploma23%26%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat14%16%18%
Higher education23%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Senan: 34% 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.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Senan is Église Saint-Firmin.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1911
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Senan, 4.3%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

Senan has 150 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 5.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €25,360 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Senan, 0.4 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 5.2 mi away. A collège lies 2.6 mi away.

83.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Senan83.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège La Croix de l'OrmeNearest collègeCollègeCollège10383%−8 pts
83.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Senan is €10.19/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.95/m² a month. 20 houses and apartments changed hands in Senan from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Senan€10.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€10.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €12.79/m² a month)
€8.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Chailleuse and 3 more in and around Senan

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Senan. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Senan

13pages on Senan

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Firmin: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Senan

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

How we find them →

Senan’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 →
MontholonJoignyMigennesAppoignySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheMonéteauMontholonJoignyMigennesAppoignySaint-Georges-sur-BaulcheMonéteauSenan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Senan672—————
Montholon2,7091.9BAAD
Joigny9,0164.9DB+D−D
Migennes6,6888.1C−B+DC−
Appoigny3,1148.3AB+AB
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche3,15111AB−A−B+
Monéteau4,11411B+BC−B

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

About Senan

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Senan is a commune of 672 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Aillantais en Bourgogne. 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
672 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Aillantais en Bourgogne
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
6.9 sq mi (17.9 km²)
INSEE code
89384

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.