Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 129 residents, it is a town in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Brennes is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The 2 things Brennes does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Brennes counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1901.
29% 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 Brennes.
30% of residents are 65 or over, above both Haute-Marne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 12% of residents. Graduates make up a quarter of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Brennes | Haute-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 29% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Brennes is Croix de carrefour du 15s. On the Culture ministry’s list, Brennes counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €23,740 a year per consumption unit, about level with Haute-Marne’s towns (€22,675) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.5% of commuters at the census.
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.
The market in Brennes: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Brennes’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de carrefour du 15s: Photo: René Hourdry · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brennes yet.
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Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Brennes is a commune of 129 people in the Communauté de communes d'Auberive Vingeanne et Montsaugeonnais. 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.