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BrissacHérault

A town of 615 in Hérault, Occitanie.

Is Brissac a good place to live?

Brissac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Brissac stand out

The one thing Brissac does most differently from other towns.

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Pont de Saint-Etienne d'Issensac
Pont de Saint-Etienne d'Issensac · Classé · Photo: Stéphane Batigne · CC BY 3.0
Brissac’s story

Brissac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Brissac: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1907First protected: Église Saint-Nazaire et Saint-Celse
  • 1948Most recently protected: Pont de Saint-Etienne d'Issensac
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The data

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History

Brissac keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3. Among the classé monuments in Brissac is Église Saint-Nazaire et Saint-Celse. The protected list starts in the 11th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit0
11th c.
oldest protected part
1907
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Brissac than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: 46% of adults

People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.4% of the town, below both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Brissac has a median age of 47.5 years. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.

47.5median age
BrissacHérault medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education46%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brissac
BrissacHérault medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–247.4%9.7%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+23%24%22%
No diploma7.9%17%19%
CAP or BEP19%23%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education46%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Brissac has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each

At the census, 7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €24,900 a year per consumption unit, close to both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 11.5% are unemployed.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Brissac, 0.5 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Brissac costs less than in both Hérault’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.67/m² a month

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

Of the homes sold, 78% were houses. Sales in Brissac from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.

€11.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brissac€11.67/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Hérault median€13.36/m²
€11.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.25 to €14.74/m² a month)
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Pont de Saint-Étienne d'Issensac and 6 more in and around Brissac

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Brissac. Best known first.

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

12pages on Brissac

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Brissac: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Nazaire et Saint-Celse: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Etienne d'Issensac: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Brissac

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Brissac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Brissac’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 Hérault →
GangesSaint-Martin-de-LondresLe ViganSaint-Hippolyte-du-FortSaint-Mathieu-de-TréviersSaint-Gély-du-FescGangesSaint-Martin-de-LondresLe ViganSaint-Hippolyte-du-FortSaint-Mathieu-de-TréviersSaint-Gély-du-FescBrissac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brissac615—————
Ganges3,7243.8C−B−DD
Saint-Martin-de-Londres2,6966.5—B−—A
Le Vigan Gard3,8638.8CBC−D−
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort Gard3,7379.7C−B+B−D
Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers4,97911A+C−A+A
Saint-Gély-du-Fesc10,47214ADA+A

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

About Brissac

Commune in Hérault, Occitanie

Brissac is a commune of 615 people in the Communauté de communes des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises. 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
615 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
17 sq mi (44 km²)
INSEE code
34042

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.