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Home to 289 people, this town lies in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Sougères-en-Puisaye is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up a third of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 33% of residents.
The 2 things Sougères-en-Puisaye does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sougères-en-Puisaye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Julien, in Thury, 2.7 mi away.
74% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sougères-en-Puisaye.
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, near Yonne’s towns (21%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.6% of the town. The age that splits Sougères-en-Puisaye in two is 56.2.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Sougères-en-Puisaye | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
11.2% of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs located in Sougères-en-Puisaye: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). The median disposable income was €24,910 a year per consumption unit, higher than Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.71/m² a month. Sales in Sougères-en-Puisaye from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sougères-en-Puisaye is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Sougères-en-Puisaye as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sougères-en-Puisaye | 289 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clamecy Nièvre | 3,544 | 11 | C | A+ | D− | C− |
| Toucy | 2,571 | 12 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sougères-en-Puisaye is a commune of 289 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
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 November 9, 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.