Brousse-le-Château isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over two fifths of its housing. It skews older: 43% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Brousse-le-Château stand out
The 2 things Brousse-le-Château does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Brousse-le-Château: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1937.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1937First protected: Vieux pont gothique sur l'Abrance
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brousse-le-Château.
Who lives here
Few people in Brousse-le-Château are 15 to 24: 4.9%, fewer than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
The share of residents under 15 is 5.6%. Degrees are held by 35% of adults, above both Aveyron’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Brousse-le-Château is 62.3 years old.
62.3median age
Brousse-le-ChâteauAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
43%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Brousse-le-Château: 51% were built before 1919, more than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Brousse-le-Château: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Brousse-le-Château has higher unemployment than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 13.6%
Households’ median disposable income: €21,630 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 7.7% of working residents in Brousse-le-Château didn’t travel to work at all. 11.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot12%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Brousse-le-Château, 0.4 per working resident
13.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Brousse-le-Château
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Brousse-le-Château is a commune of 164 people in the Communauté de communes de la Muse et des Raspes du Tarn. 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
164 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Muse et des Raspes du Tarn
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.
