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BrécyAisne

A town of 317 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Population

317

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.35

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,510

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Brécy a good place to live?

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

Église · Classé · Photo: Pascal3012 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Brécy’s story

Brécy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Brécy: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1975First protected: Rocher gravé
2024Most recently protected: Seuil de la rivière Ordrimouille au château du Buisson

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brécy.

Who lives here

Brécy has fewer older residents than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 18% are 65 or over

That puts Brécy below both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.

47median age

BrécyAisne medianFrance median

Aisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brécy
	Brécy	Aisne median	France median
Under 15	16%	18%	17%
15–24	10%	12%	11%
25–44	21%	22%	23%
45–64	36%	26%	26%
65+	18%	23%	22%
No diploma	21%	31%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	17%	18%
Higher education	18%	18%	30%

Full pageBrécy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households130 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad1.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Brécy?”

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

History

Brécy keeps more of its old housing than Aisne or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

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

On this, Brécy is above both Aisne’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Brécy: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Brécy is Rocher gravé.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Rocher gravé 12th & 13th c.
Château du Buisson 13th–19th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1920

first monument protected

Full pageBrécy’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes32% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé3 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Brécy?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Brécy than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%

In the comparison, Brécy comes below both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 10.1%. Brécy has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

Public transport4%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Brécy, 0.3 per working resident

10.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,510

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€24,510 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Brécy is €10.35/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brécy€10.35/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aisne median€10.23/m²

€10.35/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.21 to €13.05/m² a month)

€9.33/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBrécy’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.35/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Buisson and 3 more in and around Brécy

Heritage and museums in and near Brécy. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Buissonin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Moucheton3.3 km south, in Épieds AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Coincy1.6 km north, in Coincy MuseumMuseumMaison natale de Paul Claudel4.8 km northeast, in Villeneuve-sur-Fère

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brécy

12pages on Brécy

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.6 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Brécy: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Rocher gravéFunerary monument · 12th & 13th c.

Château du BuissonChâteau · 13th–19th c.

Photo credits

Rocher gravé: Photo: Pascal3012 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château du Buisson: Photo: Pascal3012 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Brécy

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

How we find them →

Brécy’s neighbors

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

All towns in Aisne →

Fère-en-TardenoisChâteau-ThierryEssômes-sur-MarneDormansCharly-sur-MarneBelleuBrécy

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Brécy	317	—	—	—	—	—
Fère-en-Tardenois	2,836	5.2	C	B⁺	C	C
Château-Thierry	15,097	6.9	D	C⁺	D	C⁻
Essômes-sur-Marne	2,691	8.7	C	C⁺	A⁻	D
Dormans Marne	2,890	11	B	A⁻	B⁺	D
Charly-sur-Marne	2,594	14	B	B	A⁻	D
Belleu	3,659	16	B⁻	C⁺	A⁻	D⁻

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

About Brécy

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Brécy is a commune of 317 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry. 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: 317 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry
Département: Aisne (02)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 4 sq mi (10.5 km²)
INSEE code: 02119

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.