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A town of 144 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Yrouerre a good place to live?

Yrouerre is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Yrouerre stand out

The one thing Yrouerre does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château (ancien)
Château (ancien) · Inscrit · Photo: Leseb · CC BY-SA 3.0
Yrouerre’s story

Yrouerre in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Yrouerre; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1971First protected: Château (ancien)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Yrouerre.

History

Yrouerre keeps more of its old housing than Yonne’s towns or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Yrouerre; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
18th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Yrouerre, fewer than in Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

25% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.6% of the town, lower than both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 21% have a degree.

53.7median age
YrouerreYonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Yrouerre
YrouerreYonne medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–246.6%10%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6435%25%26%
65+25%28%22%
No diploma25%26%19%
CAP or BEP29%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education21%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Yrouerre, 6.6%, runs below Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

5.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €26,680 a year per consumption unit, higher than Yonne’s towns (€23,390) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, a tenth of working residents in Yrouerre didn’t travel to work at all.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
0
jobs based in Yrouerre, 0.4 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Yrouerre costs less than in Yonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.00/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.51/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Yrouerre.

€9.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Yrouerre€9.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yonne median€10.29/m²
€9.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.06 to €11.46/m² a month)
€8.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Yrouerre and 2 more in and around Yrouerre

Heritage in and near Yrouerre. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Yrouerre

12pages on Yrouerre

Landmarks

The list names few of Yrouerre’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château (ancien): Photo: Leseb · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Yrouerre

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Yrouerre yet.

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Yrouerre’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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TonnerreMonéteauAuxerreSaint-FlorentinTonnerreMonéteauAuxerreSaint-FlorentinYrouerre
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Yrouerre144—————
Tonnerre4,2614.8B−A−D−C+
Monéteau4,11418B+BC−B
Auxerre35,09718C−BDC+
Saint-Florentin4,16418B−A+DC

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

About Yrouerre

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Yrouerre is a commune of 144 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

Population
144 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne
Département
Yonne (89)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.6 sq mi (14.4 km²)
INSEE code
89486

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.