Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,564 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Brugheas has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Brugheas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Brugheas 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Brugheas; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brugheas.
Jobs located in Brugheas: 200, for 650 residents in work (0.3 each). At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Also worth knowing: 6.6% of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
A collège lies 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 108 | 81%−6 pts |
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.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,744/m², between Allier’s towns (€1,320/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Brugheas recorded 56 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,744/m² | 56 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Allier: 84.8 years for women, 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Adjusted for age and care homes, Brugheas records 97 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Allier’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). 126 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 130: 3% below.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Brugheas; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.2% of residents, below both Allier’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. Among adults, 29% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Brugheas | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 1.9 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 5.5. For 2025, the figures show 7 offenses in Brugheas. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 65.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Brugheas. Best known first.
Brugheas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brugheas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brugheas | 1,564 | — | — | A− | — | C |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 8,943 | 2.7 | C | C+ | C+ | B |
| Abrest | 2,915 | 3.5 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Vichy | 25,115 | 4 | C− | B | D | B− |
| Saint-Yorre | 2,641 | 4.3 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Cusset | 13,316 | 5.2 | C+ | B+ | B− | C |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 3,205 | 5.9 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Brugheas has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Brugheas grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Brugheas is a commune of 1,564 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vichy 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) · 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 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.