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With 340 residents, it is a town in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Brossay falls below the line for grades. 15% of residents are 15 to 24.
The one thing Brossay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brossay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye d'Asnières, in Cizay-la-Madeleine, 1.2 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Brossay. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brossay.
Graduates make up 16% of adults. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Brossay | Maine-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. 100 jobs are based in Brossay, for 150 working residents (0.5 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,580 a year per consumption unit, near Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€25,450) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Brossay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Brossay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brossay | 340 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montreuil-Bellay | 3,746 | 3.9 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Doué-en-Anjou | 11,029 | 4.3 | A− | A− | B− | C |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux | 3,435 | 7.3 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Loretz-d'Argenton Deux-Sèvres | 2,575 | 7.5 | — | A | — | B− |
| Saumur | 26,241 | 8.8 | B− | B | D | B |
| Gennes-Val-de-Loire | 8,429 | 12 | B− | B+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Brossay is a commune of 340 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire. 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 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.