Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 237 in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire.
Brives is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Brives does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brives: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.
50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brives.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Brives sits above both Indre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brives: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Brives is Croix et bénitier du 15e siècle.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Brives below both Indre’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). 21% of residents are 65 or over.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
| Brives | Indre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Brives is below both Indre’s towns (12.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 8.2%. Brives has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
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.
In the comparison, Brives comes below both Indre’s towns (€8.76/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Brives has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brives | 237 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Issoudun | 11,159 | 7.9 | C− | A+ | D− | C |
| Ardentes | 3,715 | 8.3 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Déols | 7,600 | 10 | C | A− | C | D |
| Châteauroux | 42,963 | 11 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Le Poinçonnet | 5,855 | 11 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
| Saint-Maur | 3,537 | 13 | B | A− | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Indre, Centre-Val de Loire
Brives is a commune of 237 people in the Communauté de communes Champagne Boischauts. 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 October 30, 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.