There are no grades for Tanlay: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 19% of its housing. Homes change hands at a median €1,014/m². Over-65s are nearly two fifths of the population.
What makes Tanlay stand out
The 3 things Tanlay does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tanlay.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Tanlay: 39% are 65 or over, above Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. 8.5% are under 15, below Yonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 23% of adults.
58.1median age
TanlayYonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Tanlay: 38% were built before 1919, more than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Tanlay is Domaine de Tanlay. The town has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 5 inscrit, the second level. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1993.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Tanlay has lower unemployment than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3%
Tanlay holds 200 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. The median disposable income was €25,540 a year per consumption unit, above Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 3.3% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot10%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Tanlay, 0.6 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ancienne abbaye cistercienne de Quincy, à Commissey: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fontaine Saint-Gauthier, à Commissey: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison sise à Saint-Vinnemer: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Petites Halles: Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Tanlay
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Tanlay is a commune of 897 people in the Communauté de communes Le Tonnerrois 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
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.
