Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
516 people live in this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Brousse out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Brousse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vivien, in Bagnizeau, 2.7 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Brousse.
Children under 15 make up 17%, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.6%.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Brousse | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €24,450 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, La Brousse counts 0.5 jobs (100 jobs, 200 workers). The unemployment rate comes to 12.2%.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 9 homes in La Brousse.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Brousse 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 Brousse 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 Brousse | 516 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 8.1 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 11 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 15 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 15 | — | B− | — | C |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 15 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
| Rouillac Charente | 2,919 | 16 | B | A | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Brousse is a commune of 516 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
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.