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BruchLot-et-Garonne

The town has 688 residents and lies in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Bruch a good place to live?

There are no grades for Bruch: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Enceinte
Enceinte · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bruch’s story

Bruch in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Bruch counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1906.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1998First protected: Café-restaurant de la Paix
  • 2005Most recently protected: Église Saint-Amand
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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Bruch counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Amand: Photo: Nathalienoemie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Café-restaurant de la Paix: Photo: Nad1225 · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bruch.

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

47median age

26% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (29%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are 9.1% of the population. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.

BruchLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bruch
BruchLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–249.1%9.3%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+26%29%22%
No diploma24%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%28%26%
Baccalauréat16%19%18%
Higher education25%23%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Bruch: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns

3historic monuments

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Bruch counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1906
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Bruch walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

4%walk, cycle or take transit

Of those in the labour force, 9.0% are unemployed. Jobs located in Bruch: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.4 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,670 a year per consumption unit, above Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,455) but below compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Bruch, 0.4 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Bruch costs less than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.88/m² a month

€8.88/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 23 homes in Bruch.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bruch€8.88/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€9.77/m²
€8.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.06 to €11.18/m² a month)
€6.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bruch

12pages on Bruch
Nearby attractions

Enceinte de Bruch and 7 more in and around Bruch

Heritage in and near Bruch. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Bruch

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bruch yet.

How we find them →

About Bruch

Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bruch is a commune of 688 people in the Communauté de communes Albret Communauté. 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
688 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Albret Communauté
Département
Lot-et-Garonne (47)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.2 sq mi (16 km²)
INSEE code
47041

Bruch’s neighbors

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

All towns in Lot-et-Garonne →
NéracAiguillonColayrac-Saint-CirqLe PassageAgenClairacNéracAiguillonColayrac-Saint-CirqLe PassageAgenClairacBruch
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bruch688—————
Nérac6,9926AA−B−A−
Aiguillon3,9687CA−C−C
Colayrac-Saint-Cirq3,0957.9A−A−A+C+
Le Passage9,3269.5B+B−BA−
Agen32,80111C+BD−C+
Clairac2,60611C−A−DC−

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

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 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.