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Population 735: a town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Brûlain has none. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
The one thing Brûlain does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brûlain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, in Secondigné-sur-Belle, 3 mi away.
30% 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 Brûlain.
Children under 15 count for 21% of the people here. 7.9% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Brûlain is 40.1.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Brûlain | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For its 350 residents in work, Brûlain has 100 jobs: 0.2 each. Half of residents lived on more than €26,020 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720).
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.
A house rents for an estimated €6.57/m² a month. 17 houses and apartments changed hands in Brûlain from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Brûlain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Brûlain as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brûlain | 735 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Celles-sur-Belle | 3,829 | 5.4 | A | A | A+ | C |
| Aigondigné | 4,710 | 6.4 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Aiffres | 5,419 | 7.8 | A | A− | A | B |
| Vouillé | 3,566 | 8.1 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Melle | 5,752 | 8.3 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| La Crèche | 5,662 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Brûlain is a commune of 735 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Niortais. 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.