1988First protected: Sépulture mégalithique à l'entrée latérale du Petit-Vieux-S…
2019Most recently protected: Chapelle Saint-Jacques et Sainte-Anne de l'Ecluse

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brecé.

History

Brecé keeps more of its old housing than Mayenne or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On this, Brecé is above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Brecé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit4

15th c.

oldest protected part

1988

first monument protected

Full pageBrecé’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Brecé?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Brecé has fewer young adults than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.8% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Brecé comes below both Mayenne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population.

47median age

BrecéMayenne medianFrance median

Mayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brecé
	Brecé	Mayenne median	France median
Under 15	18%	16%	17%
15–24	8.8%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	20%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	23%	27%	22%
No diploma	25%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	20%	25%	30%

Full pageBrecé’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households370 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad7.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Brecé?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Brecé are out of work than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.7%

For Brecé, that is below both Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Brecé has 150 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot4%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

Public transport0%

150

jobs based in Brecé, 0.4 per working resident

4.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,300

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,300 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Brecé than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.92/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Brecé sits below both Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,108/m², comes from 32 sales of houses and apartments in Brecé from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,108/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Brecé€1,108/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Mayenne median€1,696/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€1,108/m²	32

€7.92/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €10.17/m² a month)

€6.22/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBrecé’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.92/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent PricesMedian sale price €1,108/m²

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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Everything we know about Brecé

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The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €1,108/m² · rent €7.92/m² a month Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.8 mi away Housing32 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute150 jobs based here Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Brecé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Inscrit

Chapelle seigneuriale de FavièresChapel · 15th c.

Inscrit

Chapelle Saint-Jacques et Sainte-Anne de l'EcluseChapel

Famous people from Brecé

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Brecé as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Brecé’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Ambrières-les-ValléesMayenneErnéeDomfront en PoiraieLouvigné-du-DésertMortain-BocageBrecé

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Brecé	821	—	—	—	—	—
Ambrières-les-Vallées	2,619	6.8	—	A⁺	—	C⁺
Mayenne	12,883	9.6	B⁺	A⁻	C⁻	A⁻
Ernée	5,499	9.8	A⁺	A	B⁻	A⁻
Domfront en Poiraie Orne	4,113	15	A⁺	A	A⁻	B⁻
Louvigné-du-Désert Ille-et-Vilaine	3,346	17	A	A	B	B
Mortain-Bocage Manche	2,961	17	A⁻	A⁺	C	A⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Brecé

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Brecé is a commune of 821 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Mayennais. 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

Population: 821 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Bocage Mayennais
Département: Mayenne (53)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 13.6 sq mi (35.3 km²)
INSEE code: 53042

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 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.