Le Brethon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 27% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 33% of residents.
What makes Le Brethon stand out
The 2 things Le Brethon does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Brethon.
Who lives here
Few people in Le Brethon are 15 to 24: 5.5%, fewer than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns
12% are under 15, below Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 26% have a degree. Line up the people of Le Brethon by age and the one in the middle is 58.3.
58.3median age
Le BrethonAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Le Brethon keeps more of its old housing than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 59% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Le Brethon; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Le Brethon than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,790 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 3.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 100 residents in work, Le Brethon has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. The unemployment rate comes to 10.7%.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Le Brethon, 0.4 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Le Brethon
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Brethon is a commune of 324 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Tronçais. 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.
