Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is a strength too (A−) — 1.2 jobs per working resident; 7.3% unemployment. The weak point is schools — brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,905/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Grand Chambord.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bracieux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bracieux with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bracieux.
Who lives here
An older town: 34% of people in Bracieux are 65 or over, more than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and across compared French towns
The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.4% of residents, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). 22% of adults hold a degree.
52.4median age
BracieuxLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Bracieux run below what its ages would predict: 77 per 100 expected, fewer than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Loir-et-Cher can expect 85.2 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 290 deaths in Bracieux from 2016 to 2025; there were 297, 2% more. The nearest emergency department to Bracieux is Centre hospitalier, 10.1 mi away. 2 GPs practise in the town.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Bracieux · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
10.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.62/m² a month, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,905/m², comes from 56 sales of houses and apartments in Bracieux from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.96/m² a month.
€1,905/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bracieux€1,905/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,835/m²
51
€10.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.30 to €13.58/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Grand Chambord
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bracieux
Is Bracieux safe?
Bracieux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 650 jobs for 500 working residents, Bracieux draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Are schools in Bracieux good?
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bracieux expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,905/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bracieux grades A− for cost of living.
About Bracieux
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Bracieux is a commune of 1,343 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Chambord. 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
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.
