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A town of 628 in Eure, Normandy.

Is Brestot a good place to live?

Brestot is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château de Brumare
Château de Brumare · Inscrit · Photo: Schneiderant · CC BY-SA 4.0
Brestot’s story

Brestot in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brestot, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Baptiste Renard, born in 1768, is the one person born in Brestot before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1978First protected: Château de Brumare
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brestot.

Who lives here

Few people in Brestot are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in Eure’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Brestot is below both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 16% of the population.

38.8median age
BrestotEure medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brestot
BrestotEure medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–248.3%11%11%
25–4432%23%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+16%23%22%
No diploma16%25%19%
CAP or BEP31%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education32%23%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Brestot: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Brestot comes above both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brestot, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Brestot are out of work than in Eure’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.6%

For Brestot, that is below both Eure’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Brestot has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 2.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Brestot, 0.2 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Brestot sits above both Eure’s towns (84.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Brestot90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège le RoumoisNearest collègeCollègeCollège8290%±0 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Brestot is €11.41/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brestot€11.41/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure median€11.69/m²
€11.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.14 to €14.23/m² a month)
€9.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brestot

13pages on Brestot

Landmarks

Brestot has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Brumare: Photo: Schneiderant · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Brestot

One notable person was born in Brestot.

Their page →

Brestot’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Eure →
Bourg-AchardPont-AudemerGrand BourgtherouldeArelaune-en-SeineLe TraitPort-Jérôme-sur-SeineBourg-AchardPont-AudemerGrand BourgtherouldeArelaune-en-SeineLe TraitPort-Jérôme-sur-SeineBrestot
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brestot628—————
Bourg-Achard4,0266B−B+BC−
Pont-Audemer10,0237.5C−C+DD
Grand Bourgtheroulde3,9959A−BA−A−
Arelaune-en-Seine Seine-Maritime2,5469.7BB+AB+
Le Trait Seine-Maritime4,70411CBCB+
Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine Seine-Maritime10,61711A−BAB+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Brestot

Commune in Eure, Normandy

Brestot is a commune of 628 people in the Communauté de communes de Pont-Audemer / Val de Risle. 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
628 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Pont-Audemer / Val de Risle
Département
Eure (27)
Région
Normandy
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²)
INSEE code
27110

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.