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Population 260: a town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Villechétive: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.
The one thing Villechétive does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villechétive as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit La Pierre à Colon, in Les Sièges, 4.1 mi away.
29% 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 Villechétive.
Children under 15 make up 21%, above both Yonne’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 22% of the town. Half the people of Villechétive are older than 45.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Villechétive | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 10.0%. 7.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
The market in Villechétive: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villechétive is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villechétive yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villechétive | 260 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brienon-sur-Armançon | 3,032 | 8.4 | B− | A+ | C | B− |
| Migennes | 6,688 | 8.8 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Joigny | 9,016 | 9.3 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne | 5,135 | 9.9 | D | B+ | D | C |
| Saint-Florentin | 4,164 | 12 | B− | A+ | D | C |
| Sens | 27,106 | 12 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villechétive is a commune of 260 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vanne et du Pays d'Othe. 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 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.