Brainville sits above 99% of compared French towns for couples with children (41%)
Here 1.2% of households have no car, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 11%. In 2023, the Census found 214 residents in Brainville, living in 85 households. Put another way, about one in six: 16% of residents are 65 or over. At 18%, the share of households headed by a retired person is lower than in 98% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Manche median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Brainville
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 12 second homes and occasional dwellings in Brainville, 12% of its 98 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
41% of households are couples with children and 5.9% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Brainville had 226 residents at the 2012 census and 214 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 1% of homes are flats
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 1% of homes stand empty here. For comparison, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Census figures put second homes at 12% in Brainville.
−5% since 2012: slower than 89% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over those years, the median Manche town changed ±0% and the median compared French town +5%.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 75% of compared French towns: 9.3%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Brainville 44. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44, Brainville is younger than 50% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Brainville ranks below 97% of compared French towns on one-person households: 24%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Manche median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.5 people in the average household. 5.9% of households are single parents, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%.
€24,690 a year: the median standard of living
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,690 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 64% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 41%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
5.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional (typical compared French town: 9.4%). As a yardstick, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.5%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Brainville sits below 97% of compared French towns for single residents (18%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Where 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, Brainville has 47%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Fewer adults with no qualification than 84% of compared French towns: 13%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Here 33% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 30%. As a reference point, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (214 to 2,582 people), the 16th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Around Brainville, 5 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brainville | 44 | 16% | 12% | 0.5% |
| Gouville-sur-Mer 3,274 · 3 mi | 56 | 36% | 26% | 1.5% |
| Coutances 8,321 · 3.8 mi | 49 | 28% | 3.9% | 5.6% |
| Agon-Coutainville 3,020 · 4.6 mi | 63.8 | 48% | 53% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages 3,208 · 5.6 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 8.1% | 1.8% |
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne 3,167 · 8.2 mi | 47.1 | 24% | 9.5% | 2% |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon 2,761 · 11.9 mi | 43.7 | 24% | 2.1% | 1.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Brainville
What is the population of Brainville?
214 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (226).
How old are Brainville’s residents?
The median age is 44, younger than 50% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Brainville?
12, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Brainville?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.5% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Brainville?
€24,690 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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