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A town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 239 people.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Brèches out for now. 18% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Brèches does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brèches as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Vaujours, in Château-la-Vallière, 3.5 mi away.
36% 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 Brèches.
20% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 15%, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.6%.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Brèches | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €24,320 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Brèches counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). No commute at all: 7.9% of working residents in the town at the census.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.28/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Brèches.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Brèches. Best known first.
Nothing in Brèches is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Brèches as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brèches | 239 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montval-sur-Loir Sarthe | 5,641 | 9 | B | A | D | B+ |
| Le Lude Sarthe | 3,983 | 13 | A− | A | C− | C+ |
| Luynes | 5,062 | 14 | A | C+ | B+ | A |
| La Membrolle-sur-Choisille | 3,290 | 14 | B− | C− | C | A− |
| Noyant-Villages Maine-et-Loire | 5,448 | 14 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Fondettes | 10,954 | 15 | A− | C− | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Brèches is a commune of 239 people in the Communauté de communes Touraine Ouest Val de Loire. 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.