Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Bransat is Église Saint-Georges. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Georges 12th & 13th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1967

first monument protected

Full pageBransat’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bransat?”

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Bransat are under 15, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7% of the town. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than Allier’s towns (30%) and near compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 23% have a degree.

42.6median age

BransatAllier medianFrance median

Allier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat24%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bransat
	Bransat	Allier median	France median
Under 15	19%	14%	17%
15–24	7%	9.3%	11%
25–44	27%	19%	23%
45–64	25%	27%	26%
65+	22%	30%	22%
No diploma	18%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	24%	17%	18%
Higher education	23%	22%	30%

Full pageBransat’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages42.6 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households250 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad1.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bransat?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Bransat walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 2.1%

Median disposable income comes to €26,680 a year per consumption unit. 100 jobs are based in Bransat, for 250 working residents (0.5 per worker). Unemployment stands at 8.0%.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%

Motorbike or scooter2%

On foot1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Bransat, 0.5 per working resident

8.0%

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

€26,680

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 work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Median income€26,680 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

79.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 3 mi away.

91%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bransat79.0%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Bransat91.0%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Blaise de VigenèreNearest collègeCollège	Collège	101	79%−2 pts
Lycée général Blaise de VigenèreNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	107	91%−3 pts

91%

passed the general and technological bac, −3 pts against the expected rate

79.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate

3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBransat’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges79.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km Lycées91.0% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bransat than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.07/m² a month

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

The market in Bransat: 19 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bransat€8.07/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Allier median€9.45/m²

€8.07/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.44 to €10.11/m² a month)

€7.69/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBransat’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.07/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bransat

13pages on Bransat

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 17 mi away Housing19 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.6 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Bransat has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Église Saint-GeorgesChurch · 12th & 13th c.

Pont sur le GaduetBridge · 15th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Georges: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont sur le Gaduet: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bransat

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

How we find them →

Bransat’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 Allier →

Saint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleVarennes-sur-AllierSaint-Germain-des-FossésCreuzier-le-VieuxGannatVichyBransat

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bransat	530	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule	4,884	3.2	C⁺	A	D	B⁻
Varennes-sur-Allier	3,549	8.2	C⁻	A	C	D
Saint-Germain-des-Fossés	3,579	13	B⁺	A	A⁻	C
Creuzier-le-Vieux	3,205	15	A	B⁻	A⁺	B⁺
Gannat	5,610	16	B⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Vichy	25,115	16	C⁻	B	D	B⁻

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

About Bransat

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Bransat is a commune of 530 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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: 530 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
Département: Allier (03)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 6 sq mi (15.4 km²)
INSEE code: 03038

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.