Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 709 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Bren is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bren as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré de Saint-Andéol (ancien), in Claveyson, 1.9 mi away.
15% 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 Bren.
Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% of the town, below both Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Residents of Bren have a median age of 39.5.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bren | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Bren counts 0.7 jobs (200 jobs, 300 workers). The unemployment rate comes to 6.3%. 5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Drôme’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.3 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joséphine BakerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 103 | 77%−13 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul Le Pendillon PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 74 | 93%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in Bren.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Bren. Best known first.
Nothing in Bren 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 Bren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bren | 709 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse | 4,193 | 2.5 | C | B | C+ | C− |
| Mercurol-Veaunes | 2,816 | 5.1 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Peyrins | 2,613 | 6 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Tain-l'Hermitage | 5,915 | 6.5 | B | B− | C− | B− |
| Saint-Vallier | 4,027 | 6.5 | C+ | A | D | C |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône Ardèche | 11,279 | 7.4 | B | B | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bren is a commune of 709 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arche Agglo. 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 October 30, 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.