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It is a town of 1,803 residents in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
Where it does best is schools — brevet results 6.7 points above the expected rate. Getting around depends on the car (D−): nearly two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,619/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Val de Sully.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bray-Saint-Aignan 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 Bray-Saint-Aignan 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.
Bray-Saint-Aignan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Bray-Saint-Aignan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bray-Saint-Aignan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison du 13e siècle, in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, 3 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bray-Saint-Aignan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bray-Saint-Aignan.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 15.4 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Geneniève De Gaulle - AnthoniozNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 125 | 98%+7 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 47 | 100%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Per resident in work, Bray-Saint-Aignan counts 0.6 jobs (500 jobs, 900 workers). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.2% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 6.4%, lower than both Loiret’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,440 a year per consumption unit.
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.
57 sales of houses and apartments in Bray-Saint-Aignan, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,619/m². Houses were 96% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,619/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
19% are under 15, about level with Loiret’s towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Bray-Saint-Aignan has a median age of 42.6.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Bray-Saint-Aignan | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Bray-Saint-Aignan: 90 deaths for every 100 expected. 122 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 135: 10% below. Women in Loiret live to 85.4 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bray-Saint-Aignan. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bray-Saint-Aignan yet.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Bray-Saint-Aignan is a commune of 1,803 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Sully. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray-Saint-Aignan | 1,803 | — | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Sully-sur-Loire | 5,124 | 4.9 | C | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Ouzouer-sur-Loire | 2,543 | 6.7 | — | A− | — | D |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire | 8,546 | 7.1 | B− | B− | B | B− |
| Lorris | 2,996 | 7.7 | B+ | A− | B+ | D |
| Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel | 3,065 | 11 | A− | B | A− | A− |
| Jargeau | 4,610 | 11 | C | B− | A− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bray-Saint-Aignan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,619/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bray-Saint-Aignan grades A− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.