Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 139 residents in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Braux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Nearly two thirds of its homes are second homes. 48% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Braux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Braux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix couverte, in Annot, 2.2 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Braux 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 Braux.
Children under 15 make up 11%, lower than both Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). At 62.9, the median resident of Braux sits in the middle of the age range. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Braux | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.1% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 48% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 11.9% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €23,880 a year per consumption unit, near Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (€24,070) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 7.9% of working residents in Braux at the census.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.90/m² a month. 12 houses and apartments changed hands in Braux from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 83% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit in and near Braux. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Braux.
Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Braux is a commune of 139 people in the Communauté de communes Alpes-Provence-Verdon - Sources de Lumière. 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 November 9, 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.