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A town of 141 in Eure, Normandy.

Is Brétigny a good place to live?

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

What makes Brétigny stand out

The one thing Brétigny does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte
Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte · Inscrit · Photo: Stanzilla · Public domain
Brétigny’s story

Brétigny in pictures

Brétigny has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1996First protected: Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte
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Nearby attractions

Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec and one more in and around Brétigny

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Brétigny. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brétigny.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Brétigny than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, below both Eure’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 13%. Graduates make up 12% of adults.

47.4median age
BrétignyEure medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma34%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education12%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brétigny
BrétignyEure medianFrance median
Under 1511%18%17%
15–2413%11%11%
25–4421%23%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+19%23%22%
No diploma34%25%19%
CAP or BEP38%28%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education12%23%30%

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

History

Brétigny keeps more of its old housing than Eure’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

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

Brétigny has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1996
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Brétigny than in Eure’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,610 a year per consumption unit. 11.3% of the labour force were unemployed, between Eure’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 4.7% of working residents in Brétigny at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Brétigny, 0.2 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

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

A collège lies 2.4 mi away.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Brétigny87.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Brétigny88.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre BrossoletteNearest collègeCollègeCollège12387%+4 pts
Lycée professionnel Augustin BoismardNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée3288%+3 pts
88%
passed the vocational bac, +3 pts against the expected rate
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
2.4 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 Brétigny is €11.79/m² a month

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

Sales in Brétigny from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €9.59/m² a month.

€11.79/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brétigny€11.79/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure median€11.69/m²
€11.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.38 to €14.82/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 Brétigny

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte: Photo: Stanzilla · Public domain

Famous people from Brétigny

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brétigny yet.

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Brétigny’s neighbors

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

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BrionneBernayBeaumont-le-RogerGrand BourgtherouldeBourg-AchardLe NeubourgBrionneBernayBeaumont-le-RogerGrand BourgtherouldeBourg-AchardLe NeubourgBrétigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brétigny141—————
Brionne4,1852.8CB+DD
Bernay9,7659.2C+B−DC
Beaumont-le-Roger2,76911B−BB−A+
Grand Bourgtheroulde3,99511A−BA−A−
Bourg-Achard4,02612B−B+BC−
Le Neubourg4,19912CB−CC+

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

About Brétigny

Commune in Eure, Normandy

Brétigny is a commune of 141 people in the Communauté de communes Intercom Bernay Terres de Normandie. 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
141 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Intercom Bernay Terres de Normandie
Département
Eure (27)
Région
Normandy
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
INSEE code
27113

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.