Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 384 in Lozère, Occitanie.
Brenoux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Brenoux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brenoux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Monument dit Le Tombeau romain, in Lanuéjols, 2 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brenoux.
6.6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Lozère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. Graduates make up 38% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Brenoux | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Brenoux counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). Unemployment runs at 6.9%. The median disposable income was €25,350 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Lozère’s towns (€23,770).
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.
The bac pass rate near Brenoux is 98.9%, above Lozère’s towns (96.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Privat PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 98%+2 pts |
| Lycée privé polyvalent Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 80 | 100%+2 pts |
| Lycée ChaptalBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 139 | 98%+1 pt |
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.
Brenoux recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Brenoux. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Gévaudan4.8 km northwest, in MendeMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère du Carmel de Mende4.9 km northwest, in MendeChâteauChâteauChâteau du Boy2.2 km east, in LanuéjolsTheme parkTheme parkDinopedia3.2 km northwest, in Saint-BauzilePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Brenoux 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 Brenoux yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Brenoux is a commune of 384 people in the Communauté de communes Mont Lozère. 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.