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A town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 271 people.

Population

271

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.42

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,330

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vault-de-Lugny a good place to live?

Vault-de-Lugny isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. A quarter of its homes are second homes. 34% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Vault-de-Lugny stand out

The 2 things Vault-de-Lugny does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

34% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 55.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Classé · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Vault-de-Lugny’s story

Vault-de-Lugny in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vault-de-Lugny counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Vault-de-Lugny before 1900, the earliest Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, in 1868.

1971First protected: Maison Louis XIII, dite Clos Jordan

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vault-de-Lugny.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Vault-de-Lugny than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.1%. Over-65s are 34% of the population. Vault-de-Lugny has a median age of 55.9 years.

55.9median age

Vault-de-LugnyYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

34%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vault-de-Lugny
	Vault-de-Lugny	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	12%	15%	17%
15–24	6.1%	10%	11%
25–44	20%	20%	23%
45–64	28%	25%	26%
65+	34%	28%	22%
No diploma	16%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	16%	18%
Higher education	24%	21%	30%

Full pageVault-de-Lugny’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages55.9 median age · 34% are 65 or over Households140 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad1.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vault-de-Lugny?”

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

History

Old homes shape Vault-de-Lugny: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Yonne’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

2 of the 3 are houses and mansions. On the Culture ministry’s list, Vault-de-Lugny counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

14th c.

oldest protected part

1908

first monument protected

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Age of homes43% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vault-de-Lugny?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Vault-de-Lugny are out of work than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.8%

Median disposable income comes to €26,330 a year per consumption unit. Vault-de-Lugny has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

On foot4%

Public transport3%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Vault-de-Lugny, 0.6 per working resident

6.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,330

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,330 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vault-de-Lugny than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.42/m² a month

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

7 houses and apartments changed hands in Vault-de-Lugny from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vault-de-Lugny€8.42/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yonne median€10.29/m²

€8.42/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.92 to €10.26/m² a month)

€7.02/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.42/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Vault-de-Lugny and 4 more in and around Vault-de-Lugny

Heritage and gardens in and near Vault-de-Lugny. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vault-de-Lugnyin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Annéot3.3 km northeast, in Annéot FortFortTour Malakoff4.9 km northwest, in Sermizelles GardenGardenParc du Château d'Orbigny3 km southeast, in Pontaubert ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Island3.7 km south, in Island

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vault-de-Lugny

12pages on Vault-de-Lugny

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55.9 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people4 notable people born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Vault-de-Lugny’s 3 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Inscrit

Maison Louis XIII, dite Clos JordanHouse · 17th c.

Classé

Croix de cheminCross · 18th c. · in Pontaubert, 1.8 mi

Classé

Église Saint-GengoultChurch · 12th & 16th c. · in Annéot, 2 mi

Classé

Chapelle du SaulceChapel · 13th c. · in Island, 2.9 mi

Famous people from Vault-de-Lugny

4 notable people were born in Vault-de-Lugny.

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Henri MitterandFrench lexicographer and university teacher (1928-2021)

Auguste de LaissardièreFrench equestrian · 1881–1964

Henri ContentFrench supercentenarian · 1916–2026

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-HilaireFrench politician (1868-1947)

Vault-de-Lugny’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 →

AvallonClamecyVault-de-Lugny

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vault-de-Lugny	271	—	—	—	—	—
Avallon	6,305	3.3	B⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C
Clamecy Nièvre	3,544	16	C	A⁺	D⁻	C⁻

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

About Vault-de-Lugny

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Vault-de-Lugny is a commune of 271 people in the Communauté de communes Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. 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: 271 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km²)
INSEE code: 89433

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 4, 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.