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A town of 177 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Brezons a good place to live?

Brezons is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Brezons stand out

The 2 things Brezons does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Hilaire
Église Saint-Hilaire · Inscrit · Photo: Marlenedd · CC BY-SA 4.0
Brezons’ story

Brezons in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Brezons; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

61% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Église Saint-Hilaire
  • 1958Most recently protected: Donjon de la Boyle
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brezons.

Who lives here

An older town: 44% of people in Brezons are 65 or over, more than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by 15% of adults. 5.1% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under 15: 12% of residents.

60.9median age
BrezonsCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma32%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brezons
BrezonsCantal medianFrance median
Under 1512%12%17%
15–245.1%10%11%
25–4414%20%23%
45–6424%27%26%
65+44%28%22%
No diploma32%20%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat15%19%18%
Higher education15%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Brezons keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 61% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Brezons; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Brezons than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,740 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stands at 7.8%. 50 jobs are based in Brezons, for 50 working residents (0.8 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 16.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Cantal’s towns (17.9%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%).

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving70%
On foot15%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Brezons, 0.8 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Brezons than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.25/m² a month

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

Sales in Brezons from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €6.90/m² a month.

€7.25/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brezons€7.25/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€7.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.16 to €10.20/m² a month)
€6.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Donjon de la Boyle and 2 more in and around Brezons

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Brezons. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brezons

12pages on Brezons

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Brezons; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Marlenedd · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Brezons

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

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Brezons’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Cantal →
Saint-FlourSaint-FlourBrezons
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brezons177—————
Saint-Flour6,39114A+ABB+

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

About Brezons

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Brezons is a commune of 177 people in the Saint-Flour 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

Population
177 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Saint-Flour Communauté
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
16.8 sq mi (43.4 km²)
INSEE code
15026

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 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.