Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 692 people, lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Brielles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Brielles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brielles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in La Guerche-de-Bretagne, 7.9 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Brielles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brielles.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 12% of the town. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, lower than both Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (39%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 15% of the town.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Brielles | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €25,300 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Brielles: 50, for 350 residents in work (0.1 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Brielles: 24 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Brielles. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brielles yet.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Brielles is a commune of 692 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vitré 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brielles | 692 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argentré-du-Plessis | 4,633 | 4 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Étrelles | 2,703 | 6.1 | — | B | — | A− |
| Loiron-Ruillé Mayenne | 2,758 | 7.9 | — | A− | — | A |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 4,554 | 8 | A+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Vitré | 19,365 | 9.3 | A | C+ | B− | A− |
| Cossé-le-Vivien Mayenne | 3,174 | 9.4 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 8, 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.