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BrunetAlpes-de-Haute-Provence

299 people live in this town in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Is Brunet a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Brunet falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 21% of homes.

What makes Brunet stand out

The one thing Brunet does most differently from other towns.

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Brunet’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Brunet’s story

No historic monuments in Brunet

The Culture ministry lists no building in Brunet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Fontaine publique en pierre dite Grande Fontaine, in Valensole, 4.4 mi away.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brunet.

Who lives here

Few people in Brunet are 15 to 24: 4.9%, fewer than in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, lower than Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). 25% of adults hold a degree. Brunet has a median age of 50.3 years.

50.3median age
BrunetAlpes-de-Haute-Provence medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brunet
BrunetAlpes-de-Haute-Provence medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–244.9%9.2%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+26%27%22%
No diploma15%19%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat24%20%18%
Higher education25%30%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Brunet, 6.0%, runs below Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns and compared French towns

3.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €24,000 a year per consumption unit, about level with Alpes-de-Haute-Provence’s towns (€24,070) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Brunet, 0.5 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Brunet is €11.77/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €9.43/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 67% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in Brunet.

€11.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brunet€11.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence median€11.77/m²
€11.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.18 to €15.07/m² a month)
€9.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brunet

12pages on Brunet

Landmarks

Nothing in Brunet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Brunet

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

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Brunet’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 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence →
ValensoleOraisonVilleneuveVolxLes MéesPeyruisValensoleOraisonVilleneuveVolxLes MéesPeyruisBrunet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brunet299—————
Valensole3,1374.8C+C+BB
Oraison6,1555.8C−C−B+C
Villeneuve4,3608.2C−C−B+B−
Volx3,2439.5CC−A−C
Les Mées4,0999.8B−B−AC
Peyruis2,79811BC+AC+

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

About Brunet

Commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Brunet is a commune of 299 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération. 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
299 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Durance-Lubéron-Verdon Agglomération
Département
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)
Région
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Area
11.1 sq mi (28.8 km²)
INSEE code
04035

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.