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A town of 252 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Brisson has none. 46% of homes here are second homes. 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Brisson does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Brisson 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 mi away.
61% 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 Saint-Brisson.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, above Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 37% of the population. Among adults, 19% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Brisson | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.5% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.7% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Nièvre’s towns (14.2%). 150 jobs are based in Saint-Brisson, for 100 working residents (1.6 per worker). Public transport took 2.3% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
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 Saint-Brisson from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and family days out in and near Saint-Brisson. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Brisson 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 Saint-Brisson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brisson | 252 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avallon Yonne | 6,305 | 18 | B− | A− | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Brisson is a commune of 252 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) · 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.