Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 576 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Brénod is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Brénod does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brénod as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Nantua, 6.3 mi away.
17% 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 Brénod.
In the comparison, Brénod comes below both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 26% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Brénod | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
For Brénod, that is below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Brénod has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €29,580 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Brénod sits below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Brénod. Best known first.
Nothing in Brénod is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Brénod.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brénod | 576 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nantua | 3,416 | 6.2 | C+ | A− | C | B− |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 4,857 | 6.6 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Montréal-la-Cluse | 3,568 | 8.4 | B | B− | A− | B− |
| Valserhône | 16,712 | 10 | D | C− | C− | C |
| Pont-d'Ain | 2,843 | 13 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Ambronay | 2,841 | 13 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Brénod is a commune of 576 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération. 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.