Braine has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. At the median price of €1,394/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 6 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
A walkable place: Braine beats 86% of compared French towns on foot
17.4% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €22,340 a year per consumption unit, between Aisne’s towns (€20,680) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 12.1% of commuters got to work without a car.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot9%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
850
jobs based in Braine, 1.1 per working resident
17.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Homes in Braine sell for €1,394/m² at the median, against €1,167/m² in Aisne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.15/m² a month, above Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €7.95/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 64 homes in Braine.
€1,394/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Braine€1,394/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,434/m²
63
€11.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.07 to €13.71/m² a month)
3.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,120
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Braine: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Braine is Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Yved. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Braine are 15 to 24: 9.6%, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town. 19% are under 15, higher than both Aisne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up a fifth of adults.
43.7median age
BraineAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Braine records 86 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 110 in Aisne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Braine is Ch Soissons, 9.1 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 351 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 449, 28% more. Average lifespans in Aisne: 83.2 years for women, 77.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: the town has 6 family doctors.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw128
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Braine · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Soissons
9.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Soissons
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ancienne abbaye de Saint-Yved: Photo: WilfriedB · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château du Bas: Photo: Pascal3012 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cimetière danois: Photo: Brams · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison à colombages du 15e siècle, dite espagnole: Photo: Pascal3012 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Braine
Is Braine safe?
Braine has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Braine good?
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Braine expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Braine grades B+ for cost of living.
About Braine
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Braine is a commune of 2,248 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne. 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
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.
