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Population 188: a town in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 15% of residents are 15 to 24.
The one thing Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Presbytère de Remoray, in Remoray-Boujeons, 1.8 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois.
A third of adults hold a degree, higher than both Doubs’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: nearly a quarter of residents. Line up the people of Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois by age and the one in the middle is 36.3.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 10% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 9.0%. 4.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
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.
House rents are put at about €18.59/m² a month. Sales in Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois yet.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois is a commune of 188 people in the Communauté de communes des Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois | 188 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontarlier | 18,067 | 12 | A− | C+ | B− | B− |
| Doubs | 3,335 | 13 | A− | C | A+ | D− |
| Champagnole Jura | 8,036 | 16 | A | B+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.