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It is a town of 716 residents in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
La Brée-les-Bains isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up nearly four fifths of its housing. It skews older: 52% of residents are 65 or over. Homes sell for a median €4,359/m².
The 3 things La Brée-les-Bains does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Brée-les-Bains as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Denis, in Saint-Denis-d'Oléron, 1.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Brée-les-Bains.
8.8% are under 15, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 52% of the town. Graduates make up 27% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| La Brée-les-Bains | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.8% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.6% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 52% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 200 residents in work, La Brée-les-Bains has 200 jobs: 1.2 each. 5.4% of La Brée-les-Bains’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. Households’ median disposable income: €26,500 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Among the homes sold, 98% were houses. 99 houses and apartments changed hands in La Brée-les-Bains from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.45/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,375/m² | 97 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Brée-les-Bains is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Brée-les-Bains yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Brée-les-Bains | 716 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Georges-d'Oléron | 4,067 | 2.7 | D | C− | D | B |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | 6,633 | 5.8 | D | D | D | C− |
| Dolus-d'Oléron | 3,199 | 8.3 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Sainte-Marie-de-Ré | 3,412 | 9.8 | A | C− | A | A |
| Le Château-d'Oléron | 4,366 | 11 | B | C | A− | C+ |
| La Flotte | 3,150 | 12 | A | C− | A− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Brée-les-Bains is a commune of 716 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Île d'Oléron. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.