Brazey-en-Plaine’s strongest is cost of living (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools, B for jobs & income and B for walkability. The median price paid is €2,024/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Brazey-en-Plaine has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
How Brazey-en-Plaine grades
Each subject compares Brazey-en-Plaine with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Domaine du Mesnil: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Église Saint-Rémy: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brazey-en-Plaine.
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Brazey-en-Plaine run higher than in 75% of compared French towns
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Côte-d'Or: 86.1 years for women and 80.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Brazey-en-Plaine’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (86) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 216 residents of Brazey-en-Plaine died, against 221 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Brazey-en-Plaine is Ch Louis Pasteur Dole, 12.7 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Brazey-en-Plaine · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Louis Pasteur Dole
13 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Louis Pasteur Dole
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Brazey-en-Plaine keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Brazey-en-Plaine counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Rémy. Protection here reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer commuters in Brazey-en-Plaine walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 9.5%
10%walk, cycle or take transit
Per resident in work, Brazey-en-Plaine counts 0.6 jobs (650 jobs, 1,100 workers). Unemployment is 7.3%. Bus, tram or train carried 4.6% of working residents in Brazey-en-Plaine to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Brazey-en-Plaine, 0.6 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Brazey-en-Plaine has fewer young adults than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3% are 15 to 24
44.7median age
18% are under 15, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Brazey-en-Plaine has a median age of 44.7 years. Retirement age and beyond: 22% of residents are 65 or older.
Brazey-en-PlaineCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Brazey-en-Plaine is a commune of 2,425 people in the Communauté de communes Rives de Saône. 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
2,425 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Rives de Saône
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
10.1 sq mi (26.1 km²)
INSEE code
21103
Brazey-en-Plaine’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brazey-en-Plaine
Is Brazey-en-Plaine safe?
Brazey-en-Plaine has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Brazey-en-Plaine good?
They grade B−, better than 45% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Brazey-en-Plaine expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Brazey-en-Plaine grades B+ for cost of living.
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.
