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Brie-sous-MathaCharente-Maritime

The town has 163 residents and lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Brie-sous-Matha a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Brie-sous-Matha is too small for the grades other French towns get. A tenth of its homes are second homes. 34% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Brie-sous-Matha stand out

The 2 things Brie-sous-Matha does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Brie-sous-Matha’s story

Brie-sous-Matha in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brie-sous-Matha: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1913First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brie-sous-Matha.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Brie-sous-Matha hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 17%

13% of residents are children under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.7%, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) but below compared French towns (11%). At 54.8, the median resident of Brie-sous-Matha sits in the middle of the age range.

54.8median age
Brie-sous-MathaCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brie-sous-Matha
Brie-sous-MathaCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1513%12%17%
15–248.7%7.6%11%
25–4413%17%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+34%36%22%
No diploma28%19%19%
CAP or BEP25%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education17%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Brie-sous-Matha: 53% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Brie-sous-Matha is Église Saint-Pierre. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1913
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 Brie-sous-Matha than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,980 a year per consumption unit

Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Brie-sous-Matha holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. No commute at all: 6.3% of working residents in the town at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Brie-sous-Matha, 0.6 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,980
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

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Brie-sous-Matha than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.82/m² a month

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

5 houses and apartments changed hands in Brie-sous-Matha from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brie-sous-Matha€10.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.14 to €14.38/m² a month)
€7.24/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 Brie-sous-Matha

11pages on Brie-sous-Matha

Landmarks

Brie-sous-Matha has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Brie-sous-Matha

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brie-sous-Matha yet.

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Brie-sous-Matha’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 Charente-Maritime →
Val-de-CognacRouillacCognacChâteaubernardJarnacSaint-Jean-d'AngélyVal-de-CognacRouillacCognacChâteaubernardJarnacSaint-Jean-d'AngélyBrie-sous-Matha
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brie-sous-Matha163—————
Val-de-Cognac Charente3,4717.3AA−A+B+
Rouillac Charente2,9199.2BAB−B
Cognac Charente18,5329.4BB+DC+
Châteaubernard Charente3,8789.9A+B+B+A
Jarnac Charente4,48610AB+C+B
Saint-Jean-d'Angély6,78416C−BD−C−

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

About Brie-sous-Matha

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Brie-sous-Matha is a commune of 163 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge 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
163 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
INSEE code
17067

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 4, 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.