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Some 988 people live in this town, in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Brie isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Few residents are of retirement age: 13% are 65 or over.
The one thing Brie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit de La Pierre des Fées, in Janzé, 2.3 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brie.
Degrees are held by 36% of adults, lower than Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) yet higher than compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Brie are older than 39.4. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Brie | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.1% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs located in Brie: 400, for 450 residents in work (0.8 each). The median disposable income was €27,150 a year per consumption unit, close to Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (€27,550) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The nearest general lycée is 9.9 mi away. A collège lies 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 92%−1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 153 | 98%+4 pts |
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.
23 houses and apartments changed hands in Brie from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Brie. Best known first.
Nothing in Brie is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brie yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brie | 988 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janzé | 8,649 | 2 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Corps-Nuds | 3,567 | 2.6 | A | C+ | A | A− |
| Bourgbarré | 4,804 | 4.5 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
| Crevin | 2,819 | 5.3 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Nouvoitou | 3,911 | 5.9 | A+ | C+ | A+ | A |
| Orgères | 5,732 | 6.5 | A− | C | B | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Brie is a commune of 988 people in the Communauté de communes Roche aux Fées Communauté. 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.