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BranguesIsère

A town of 614 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Brangues a good place to live?

Brangues is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Domaine Paul Claudel
Domaine Paul Claudel · Inscrit · Photo: Jacmin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Brangues’ story

Brangues in pictures

Brangues has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2014.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2014.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2014First protected: Domaine Paul Claudel
  • 2014The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brangues.

Who lives here

A young town: 13% of people in Brangues are 15 to 24, more than in both Isère’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 16%, below Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. Brangues has a median age of 43.6 years.

43.6median age
BranguesIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brangues
BranguesIsère medianFrance median
Under 1516%18%17%
15–2413%11%11%
25–4424%23%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+18%21%22%
No diploma12%19%19%
CAP or BEP30%24%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education30%33%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Brangues keeps more of its old housing than Isère or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. Since 2014, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Brangues has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
2014
first monument protected
2014
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
43%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Brangues are out of work than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.7%

50 jobs are based in Brangues, for 300 working residents (0.2 per worker). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.1% of commuters at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,230 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Brangues, 0.2 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

More pass the bac at the lycées near Brangues than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 98.0%

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 3.4 mi away.

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Brangues98.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Lycée général et technologique Camille CorotNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée23998%+1 pt
98%
passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
3.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Brangues is €11.96/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Among the homes sold, 93% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Brangues.

€11.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brangues€11.96/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Isère median€13.13/m²
€11.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.55 to €14.99/m² a month)
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Brangues and 3 more in and around Brangues

Heritage in and near Brangues. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brangues

13pages on Brangues

Landmarks

Brangues has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Domaine Paul Claudel: Photo: Jacmin · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Brangues

One notable person was born in Brangues.

Their page →

Brangues’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Isère →
MorestelLes Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinDolomieuAosteBelleySaint-Genix-les-VillagesMorestelLes Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinDolomieuAosteBelleySaint-Genix-les-VillagesBrangues
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brangues614—————
Morestel4,3403.4C−C+C−D
Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin7,6984.3C+BB−B+
Dolomieu3,1735.9—C—B+
Aoste2,8768.2B+C+A−C−
Belley Ain9,3888.7A−B−B−B
Saint-Genix-les-Villages Savoie3,0958.8A−CB+A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Brangues

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Brangues is a commune of 614 people in the Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné. 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

Population
614 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.6 km²)
INSEE code
38055

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.