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BrenelleAisne

A town of 193 in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Is Brenelle a good place to live?

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

Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Brenelle’s story

Brenelle in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brenelle: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brenelle.

History

1 historic monument, 1 classé

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brenelle: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
12th c.
oldest protected part
1921
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Brenelle are 15 to 24: 9.7%, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Brenelle is below both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). 18% of adults hold a degree.

45.2median age
BrenelleAisne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma31%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brenelle
BrenelleAisne medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–249.7%12%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+23%23%22%
No diploma31%31%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education18%18%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Brenelle walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9%

In the comparison, Brenelle comes below both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 11.6%. Brenelle has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Brenelle, 0.5 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 5.3 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For Brenelle, that is above Aisne’s towns (83.6%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%).

89.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Brenelle89.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollègeCollège10689%+6 pts
Collège Alan SeegerBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège5489%+4 pts
89.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5.3 pts against the expected rate
1.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Brenelle is €11.40/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.

€11.40/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brenelle€11.40/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aisne median€10.23/m²
€11.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.26 to €14.03/m² a month)
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Bas and 3 more in and around Brenelle

Heritage in and near Brenelle. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brenelle

13pages on Brenelle

Landmarks

Brenelle has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Brenelle

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

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Brenelle’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 →
FismesVilleneuve-Saint-GermainCrouyBelleuSoissonsFère-en-TardenoisFismesVilleneuve-Saint-GermainCrouyBelleuSoissonsFère-en-TardenoisBrenelle
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brenelle193—————
Fismes Marne5,8507.5C−B+C+D
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain2,6168.6BB−A−C−
Crouy3,0498.7B−B−A−C−
Belleu3,6599.3B−C+A−D−
Soissons28,0469.9C+C+C−B
Fère-en-Tardenois2,83612CB+CC

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

About Brenelle

Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Brenelle is a commune of 193 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

Population
193 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne
Département
Aisne (02)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
INSEE code
02120

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.