Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 704 residents, it is a town in Meuse, Grand Est.
Brillon-en-Barrois isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brillon-en-Barrois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Varenne, in Haironville, 1.7 mi away.
25% 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 Brillon-en-Barrois.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Meuse’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are a fifth of the population. Among adults, 36% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Meuse 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Brillon-en-Barrois | Meuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Meuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,210 a year per consumption unit. For its 300 residents in work, Brillon-en-Barrois has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. At the census, 4.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Meuse’s towns (22.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Sales in Brillon-en-Barrois from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €8.36/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Brillon-en-Barrois. Best known first.
Nothing in Brillon-en-Barrois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brillon-en-Barrois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brillon-en-Barrois | 704 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar-le-Duc | 14,607 | 5.4 | B+ | A | C− | C |
| Ancerville | 2,569 | 6.4 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne | 22,858 | 7.9 | C− | B+ | C− | C− |
| Ligny-en-Barrois | 3,677 | 11 | B− | A+ | C | B |
| Wassy Haute-Marne | 2,771 | 16 | C+ | A+ | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Meuse, Grand Est
Brillon-en-Barrois is a commune of 704 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes de Meuse. 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.