Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brissac.
History
Brissac keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919
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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.
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
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
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
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
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.