Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 162 residents in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Villenavotte is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up a tenth of its housing. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The 2 things Villenavotte does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villenavotte as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Cimetière désaffecté, in Gisy-les-Nobles, 2.2 mi away.
19% 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 Villenavotte.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.7%, lower than both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 16% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Villenavotte | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 8.1%. Bus, tram or train carried 11.9% of working residents in Villenavotte to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.8 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Restif de la BretonneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 104 | 86%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Villenavotte. A house rents for an estimated €9.99/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Villenavotte. Best known first.
Nothing in Villenavotte 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 Villenavotte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villenavotte | 162 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 3,391 | 3 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Saint-Clément | 2,849 | 3.3 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Sens | 27,106 | 4.3 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Paron | 4,834 | 4.4 | C | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Villeneuve-la-Guyard | 3,455 | 10 | C− | C+ | B− | C |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne | 5,135 | 12 | D | B+ | D | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villenavotte is a commune of 162 people in the Communauté de communes Yonne Nord. 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 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.