Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 399 residents in Haute-Marne, Grand Est.
Brethenay has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Brethenay; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brethenay.
27% of residents are 65 or over, near Haute-Marne’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Graduates make up a quarter of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Marne 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Brethenay | Haute-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 29% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 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.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Brethenay; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 4.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Marne’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 100 jobs are based in Brethenay, for 200 working residents (0.5 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €27,660 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Camille Saint-SaensNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 95 | 92%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Brethenay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Brethenay. Best known first.
MuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire de Chaumont4.5 km south, in Chaumont
MuseumCentre national du graphisme4.7 km south, in ChaumontMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Carmélites de Chaumont4.4 km south, in ChaumontChâteauChâteauChâteau de Marault4.4 km northwest, in BologneChâteauChâteauChâteau des Condes1.6 km southeast, in CondesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Brethenay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brethenay yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Haute-Marne, Grand Est
Brethenay is a commune of 399 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Chaumont. 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 November 4, 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.