A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 96% of compared French towns, at 3.2%
Nearly a fifth of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. Residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in just over three quarters of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Brionne’s population at 4,185, in 1,990 households. Locally, 23% of households rent social housing (HLM).
Throughout this page, the Eure median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Brionne
Empty homes
The census found 260 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 78% of compared French towns grew faster than Brionne: −2%
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The change was ±0% from 2012 to 2017 and −2% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Eure town −1%.
Older than 62% of compared French towns: half of Brionne is over 45.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Brionne 45.9. The median compared French town: 44.
There is little gap on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Brionne ranks above 94% of compared French towns on single-parent households: 14%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Eure median and the France median
Living alone · share
One-person households make up 42%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. On average, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Households average 2 people.
Brionne sits above 85% of compared French towns for empty homes (11%)
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
With flats at 26%, Brionne is behind 56% of compared French towns on that count. Meanwhile, at 15%, the share of households without a car is higher than in 70% of compared French towns. Empty homes make up 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Second homes: 3.9% of the total.
Median living standard: €22,220 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of Brionne’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €22,220 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 87% of compared French towns. Under the poverty line sit 20.0% of residents.
Households headed by a manual worker: 20%, a higher share than 85% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
With households headed by a retired person at 39%, Brionne is ahead of 80% of compared French towns on that count. Typically, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 3.1%, a lower share than 81% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Eure has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 81% of compared French towns. On average, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 48: 2.1% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 33% of residents 15 and over are married in Brionne
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
29% of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Only 16% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Brionne
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Where nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, Brionne has 31%. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 4,154 to 4,217 people, the 20th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Salouël (32.5), the youngest, and Le Pouliguen (67.6), the oldest.
A younger town than 3 of the 6 around it: Brionne
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brionne | 45.9 | 27% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| Beaumont-le-Roger 2,769 · 8.3 mi | 48 | 26% | 5% | 3.3% |
| Le Neubourg 4,199 · 8.9 mi | 52.3 | 33% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Bernay 9,765 · 9.1 mi | 49.2 | 29% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Grand Bourgtheroulde 3,995 · 10.2 mi | 41.4 | 20% | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| Le Thuit de l'Oison 3,827 · 11.1 mi | 42.2 | 21% | 1% | 2.3% |
| Bosroumois 3,872 · 11.4 mi | 43.1 | 22% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Brionne
What is the population of Brionne?
4,185 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (4,275).
How old are Brionne’s residents?
The median age is 45.9, older than 62% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Brionne?
92, with occasional dwellings: 3.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Brionne?
INSEE counts 130 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 87 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Brionne?
€22,220 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 20.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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