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A town of 318 in Manche, Normandy.
Brillevast is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Brillevast has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
30% 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 Brillevast.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 24% of the town. 20% of adults hold a degree, about level with Manche’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Brillevast has a median age of 49.6 years.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Brillevast | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
0.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Manche’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Brillevast counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,320 a year per consumption unit.
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 town’s pupils have a collège 3.1 mi away. General-bac pupils go 8.6 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gilles de GoubervilleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 87%+4 pts |
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Brillevast. A house rents for an estimated €9.90/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Brillevast. Best known first.
Brillevast has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brillevast 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brillevast | 318 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valognes | 6,969 | 8.4 | B+ | B− | B− | C− |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 78,258 | 9.9 | B− | C | B− | C− |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 5,893 | 15 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| Sainte-Mère-Église | 2,896 | 16 | — | B | — | D |
| Picauville | 3,228 | 17 | B+ | B+ | A+ | C− |
| La Hague | 11,484 | 17 | A | B | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Brillevast is a commune of 318 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin. 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.