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A town in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 312 people.
Villeneuve-les-Genêts isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 17% of homes.
The one thing Villeneuve-les-Genêts does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villeneuve-les-Genêts, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villeneuve-les-Genêts.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villeneuve-les-Genêts, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those 65 and older account for 21% of residents. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Yonne’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Villeneuve-les-Genêts | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 10.0%, below Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €24,440 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: at the census, 13.2% of working residents in Villeneuve-les-Genêts didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
15 houses and apartments changed hands in Villeneuve-les-Genêts from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Villeneuve-les-Genêts has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villeneuve-les-Genêts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-les-Genêts | 312 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toucy | 2,571 | 10 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
| Charny Orée de Puisaye | 4,900 | 10 | C+ | A | B+ | D |
| Montholon | 2,709 | 16 | B | A | A | D |
| Nogent-sur-Vernisson Loiret | 2,559 | 17 | A− | A− | A− | C+ |
| Briare Loiret | 4,911 | 17 | C | A− | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villeneuve-les-Genêts is a commune of 312 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 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.