Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 386 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Bresnay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bresnay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.
37% 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 Bresnay.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Bresnay comes above both Allier’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bresnay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For Bresnay, that is above both Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Bresnay | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Bresnay sits below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Bresnay has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Bresnay below both Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Bresnay. Best known first.
Bresnay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château des Ecossays: Photo: jean-louis Zimmermann · CC BY 2.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bresnay yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bresnay | 386 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 4,884 | 9.3 | C+ | A | D | B− |
| Moulins | 19,206 | 9.4 | B+ | A− | C− | B+ |
| Yzeure | 12,897 | 9.8 | A | A− | B | B+ |
| Avermes | 4,074 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 3,549 | 11 | C− | A | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bresnay is a commune of 386 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté. 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
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.