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A town of 663 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
Bresson is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Bresson does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bresson as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vieux pont sur le Drac (également sur commune de Claix), in Le Pont-de-Claix, 2.7 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Bresson. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Géo-Charles3.9 km west, in Échirolles
ChâteauChâteau de Bon Repos3.2 km south, in Jarrie
MuseumHisto Bus Dauphinois3.4 km west, in Le Pont-de-Claix
MuseumCentre de sciences Cosmocité3.5 km west, in Le Pont-de-Claix
MuseumMusée de la viscose4.1 km northwest, in ÉchirollesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bresson.
That puts Bresson above both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 31% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bresson | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 15% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 60% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Bresson is above both Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 20.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Bresson has 550 jobs for 300 working residents, 2 per worker.
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.
In the comparison, Bresson comes below both Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean VilarNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 76 | 62%−5 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Marie CurieNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 419 | 95%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent VaucansonBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 96 | 84%+5 pts |
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.
For Bresson, that is above both Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bresson 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 Bresson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bresson | 663 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eybens | 10,493 | 1 | C | D | D− | A− |
| Échirolles | 37,491 | 1.7 | C− | C+ | D− | B |
| Jarrie | 3,952 | 2.2 | A | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Le Pont-de-Claix | 10,956 | 2.2 | C− | B− | C− | B− |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | 37,695 | 2.7 | C− | C | D | C+ |
| Grenoble | 156,140 | 3.1 | C− | C | D− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bresson is a commune of 663 people in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. 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.