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Population 603: a town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Brassy has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 40% of homes. Homes sell for a median €1,311/m². Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Brassy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brassy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Amélie, in Dun-les-Places, 4.2 mi away.
43% 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 Brassy.
Under-15s account for 13% of the population. 7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 29% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Brassy | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,660 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Brassy went to work by public transport.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 41 homes in Brassy.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,311/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Brassy. Best known first.
Nothing in Brassy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Brassy.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Brassy is a commune of 603 people in the Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. 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) · 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.