The 10 good reasons to live here

Just 1 hours' drive from Paris, framed by the A30, A6 and A19, Puisaye-Forterre is fully served allowing you easy return trips. Enjoy a quality living environment, whether professional or personal.

You just have to leave your business and walk 10 minutes to find yourself in the countryside - traffic jams are rare and deliveries are smooth because the area is central, without forgetting the Joigny station 30 minutes away, which connects Paris in 1 hour 15 minutes and the train stations of 'Auxerre, Montargis, Briare or Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire. In addition, Puisaye-Forterre is served by fiber, essential for teleworking and business.

Located south of the A6 in Yonne, Puisaye-Forterre is an area where real estate is very attractive. The houses are made of stone and ocher and can be purchased at an average price of €1000/m². In small towns, public service is everywhere. Traders and craftsmen offer a variety of services. In terms of health, 180 professionals and 5 health centers are there to welcome you.

The cost of living is lower compared to large urban centers and local producers are on our doorstep. Weekly markets mark our weeks. You will easily find shops selling local products and for those in a hurry, there is even a farm drive: you click and your crate has arrived.

Living in Puisaye-Forterre means being part of a warm and supportive community, thus creating a strong feeling of belonging to the place of life. “The village spirit” brings mutual aid and cohesion. With more than 200 cultural, sporting or solidarity associations, the region is teeming with activities and events. You will find an activity for each day of the week.

In addition to our flagship cultural sites such as Guédelon, the Château de Saint-Fargeau, Colette or Lac du Bourdon, you will also have numerous places to go out: cinema, theater, concerts... unmissable events and festivals throughout the the year. For you who are looking for an active countryside, Puisaye-Forterre meets this criterion. Moreover, the accommodation park is very attractive and varied for entertaining family and friends.

For children, nurseries, leisure centers, nursery schools, primary schools, middle schools and high schools are well distributed across the territory. Libraries, media libraries, a music and dance school and a future aquatic center with spa complete the range of activities. For secondary studies, we are part of the Dijon academy. This allows access to training from BTS to master's and the Auxerre campus offers several higher education courses.

What defines Puisaye-Forterre is its exceptional land, of ancestral know-how, born from the earth through a pottery tradition. It has gradually transformed into a land of welcome and creation for many craftsmen and artists. By settling here, many new-rural people change their lives. To do this, they do not hesitate to explore varied horizons such as the agricultural sector, or artistic ones with training centers such as CNIFOP, Métairie Bruyère or MaNa.

Whether it's the charging points for your electric vehicle, the 4G/5G network or the fiber, the territory is entirely meshed, allowing teleworking.

La Puisaye-Forterre offers a landscape setting full of contrasts: La Puisaye made of bocage valleys and forests, dotted with numerous water points and La Forterre made up of crops dotted with wooded elements, at the top of the hillocks. We are fortunate to have a temperate Atlantic climate. Little flooding, no avalanches or fires... the sector remains very protected. The air is good there and noise and light pollution is non-existent.