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The town has 816 residents and lies in Aisne, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Montbrehain has none. Homes sell for a median €899/m².
The one thing Montbrehain does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montbrehain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien château, in Beaurevoir, 2.8 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Montbrehain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montbrehain.
Degrees are held by 18% of adults. 12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Aisne’s towns (12%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Montbrehain | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,540 a year. 10.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below Aisne’s towns (20.3%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Montbrehain: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.1 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Josquin des PrésNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 46 | 80%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 33 homes were sold in Montbrehain. That is the middle of 33 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,167/m² for the median of compared towns in Aisne.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €899/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Montbrehain. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montbrehain yet.
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Montbrehain is a commune of 816 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays du Vermandois. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbrehain | 816 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand | 2,890 | 3.4 | A− | A | A | D− |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois | 5,605 | 4.9 | C+ | A+ | D | D− |
| Saint-Quentin | 52,813 | 8.6 | D | B | D− | D |
| Gauchy | 5,183 | 10 | D | B | C | D− |
| Caudry Nord | 13,833 | 11 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
| Masnières Nord | 2,689 | 12 | B+ | A− | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.