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1,296 residents make their home in this town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Where it does best is walkability — 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its lowest grade is for health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is expensive: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on schools: brevet results 4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Branne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Branne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Branne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Branne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1973.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Branne.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Branne can choose among 3 GPs. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, above both Gironde’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 339 residents of Branne died, against 224 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 52% more. The nearest emergency department to Branne is Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne, 6.6 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Branne has 550 jobs for 550 working residents, 1 per worker. At the census, 9.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Houses accounted for 86% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Branne from July 2023 to June 2026: 29 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 6 mi away. 89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Branne, about level with both Gironde’s towns (89.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul-Émile VictorNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 89%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Branne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half the people of Branne are older than 45.1. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, in line with Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%).
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Branne | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Branne. Best known first.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Branne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
église Saint-Étienne: Photo: Henry Guillier · Public domain · Croix du cimetière: Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Branne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branne | 1,296 | — | — | C | — | C− |
| Saint-Quentin-de-Baron | 2,713 | 5.1 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Libourne | 25,036 | 6.4 | C− | C− | D− | B |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 3,344 | 7.4 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Vayres | 4,615 | 8.3 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| Créon | 4,950 | 8.9 | B− | C | B− | B |
| Beychac-et-Caillau | 2,625 | 10 | A− | C+ | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Branne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Branne is a commune of 1,296 people in the Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols. 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.
