Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 542 residents and lies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany.
Les Brulais is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Brulais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix du cimetière en pierre, in Val d'Anast, 3.1 mi away.
35% 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 Les Brulais.
The under-15s are 21% of the population here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Les Brulais has a median age of 41.9 years.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Les Brulais | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Les Brulais, for 200 working residents (0.2 per worker). At the census, 2.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 11.7%.
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 5.8 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 50 | 96%+1 pt |
| Collège du QuerponBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 66 | 94%+1 pt |
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.
Les Brulais recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Brulais 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 Les Brulais 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Brulais | 542 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Val d'Anast | 3,930 | 2.4 | A− | A− | A | C |
| Guer Morbihan | 6,208 | 3.8 | A | A− | C+ | B |
| Carentoir Morbihan | 3,232 | 5.9 | A− | A | B+ | C+ |
| Pipriac | 3,859 | 7.5 | A− | B+ | A | D |
| Plélan-le-Grand | 4,076 | 7.7 | B | B− | B− | B |
| Guignen | 4,175 | 9.4 | A− | B | A+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Les Brulais is a commune of 542 people in the Communauté de communes Vallons de Haute-Bretagne 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 9, 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.