Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 517 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Saint-Brice is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Brice, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Brice.
Saint-Brice sits below both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Brice | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Saint-Brice above both Mayenne’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Brice, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Saint-Brice is below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Saint-Brice has 0 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Unemployment stands at 9.7%.
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.
In the comparison, Saint-Brice comes below both Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Brice has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Abbaye cistercienne de Bellebranche: Photo: Despert · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Brice 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brice | 517 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sablé-sur-Sarthe Sarthe | 12,326 | 5.1 | B− | A− | D | B+ |
| Meslay-du-Maine | 2,779 | 8.3 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
| Précigné Sarthe | 2,877 | 8.4 | A+ | B+ | A | B− |
| Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray Maine-et-Loire | 3,687 | 10 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Les Hauts-d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire | 8,751 | 13 | A | A− | B | A− |
| Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 16,584 | 13 | A | B | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Brice is a commune of 517 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Meslay-Grez. 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.