Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on schools as well — bac results 6.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6 points above the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Bruyères-et-Montbérault has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bruyères-et-Montbérault with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Bruyères-et-Montbérault counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bruyères-et-Montbérault.
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Bruyères-et-Montbérault costs less than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.86/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,385/m², between Aisne’s towns (€1,167/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 99% were houses. 67 houses and apartments changed hands in Bruyères-et-Montbérault from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,385/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bruyères-et-Montbérault€1,385/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,395/m²
66
€8.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.15 to €10.98/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,010
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Laon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Bruyères-et-Montbérault sees more deaths than four in five compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Bruyères-et-Montbérault. Adjusted mortality in the town: 102 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 147 residents of Bruyères-et-Montbérault died, against 144 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. Average lifespans in Aisne: 83.2 years for women, 77.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Bruyères-et-Montbérault · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Laon
3.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Laon
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Bruyères-et-Montbérault than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: 85.7%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 67% of 98 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. The brevet pass rate near Bruyères-et-Montbérault is 79.0%, below both Aisne’s towns (83.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Also worth knowing: a collège lies 2.8 mi away.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Bruyères-et-Montbérault are 15 to 24: 9.2%, fewer than in Aisne’s towns and across compared French towns
27% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, above Aisne’s towns (18%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Bruyères-et-Montbérault by age and the one in the middle is 49.8.
49.8median age
Bruyères-et-MontbéraultAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Bruyères-et-Montbérault is better off than Aisne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,230 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 5.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 10.0%. 350 jobs are based in Bruyères-et-Montbérault, for 600 working residents (0.6 per worker).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Bruyères-et-Montbérault, 0.6 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bruyères-et-Montbérault
Is Bruyères-et-Montbérault safe?
Bruyères-et-Montbérault has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bruyères-et-Montbérault good?
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns. 97% of 162 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Pierre Méchain in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bruyères-et-Montbérault expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bruyères-et-Montbérault grades A− for cost of living.
About Bruyères-et-Montbérault
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Bruyères-et-Montbérault is a commune of 1,411 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Laon. 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.
