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BrusseyHaute-Saône

This town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 296.

Is Brussey a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Brussey out for now.

Brussey’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Brussey’s story

No historic monuments in Brussey

The Culture ministry lists no building in Brussey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Hôtel Terrier de Santans (ancien), in Marnay, 2 mi away.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brussey.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Brussey than in Haute-Saône’s towns or across compared French towns: 33% of adults

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and near compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. At 42.1, the median resident of Brussey sits in the middle of the age range.

42.1median age
BrusseyHaute-Saône medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brussey
BrusseyHaute-Saône medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4426%21%23%
45–6423%26%26%
65+22%24%22%
No diploma12%25%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education33%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Brussey has lower unemployment than Haute-Saône’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2%

2.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €26,850 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Brussey, 0.1 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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, 6 points below the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.4 mi away.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Brussey87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Albert MathiezNearest collègeCollègeCollège12687%−6 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
1.8 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 in Brussey is €10.04/m² a month, against €8.86/m² in Haute-Saône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 9 homes in Brussey.

€10.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brussey€10.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Saône median€8.86/m²
€10.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.90 to €12.76/m² a month)
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Ruffey and 5 more in and around Brussey

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Brussey. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Brussey

13pages on Brussey

Landmarks

Nothing in Brussey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Brussey

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

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Brussey’s neighbors

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

All towns in Haute-Saône →
Les AuxonsMiserey-SalinesSaint-VitÉcole-ValentinBesançonThiseLes AuxonsMiserey-SalinesSaint-VitÉcole-ValentinBesançonThiseBrussey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brussey296—————
Les Auxons Doubs2,5336.9—C—A−
Miserey-Salines Doubs2,6617.8—C−—A
Saint-Vit Doubs5,1338A−C+B−B+
École-Valentin Doubs2,5798.5A−C−B+A+
Besançon Doubs118,48910CCC−B
Thise Doubs2,99412—C—B−

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

About Brussey

Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Brussey is a commune of 296 people in the Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien. 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
296 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien
Département
Haute-Saône (70)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.4 km²)
INSEE code
70102

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.