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This town in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire has a population of 3,225.
Briollay’s best grade is for health (A+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 37% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 44% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,377/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Briollay has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Briollay does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Briollay 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.
Briollay has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Briollay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Briollay. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Briollay.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
146 deaths in Briollay between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 233: 37% below. Women in Maine-et-Loire live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 4 general practitioners in the town. The nearest emergency department to Briollay is Centre hospitalier Universitaire D Angers, 6.9 mi away.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Median disposable income comes to €28,100 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Briollay: 300, for 1,450 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 5.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. 11% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,377/m²: 109 houses and apartments sold in Briollay between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €10.82/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.74/m² a month, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€10.78/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,418/m² | 99 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
21% are under 15, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 20% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Briollay | Maine-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.4 cases of violence against people and 6.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie figures for Briollay show 17 offenses in 2025. Also worth knowing: the graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 51.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Briollay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne salle seigneuriale dite Le Palais: Photo: Romain Bréget · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Briollay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briollay | 3,225 | — | — | C+ | — | A+ |
| Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou | 5,644 | 2.9 | A | C+ | A | A |
| Tiercé | 4,589 | 3.3 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Verrières-en-Anjou | 8,116 | 3.7 | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| Écouflant | 4,749 | 4.2 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| Le Plessis-Grammoire | 2,664 | 6 | — | C | — | A |
| Montreuil-Juigné | 7,808 | 6.2 | B+ | C− | B | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Briollay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,377/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Briollay grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Briollay is a commune of 3,225 people in the Communauté urbaine Angers Loire 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) · 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 9, 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.