Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 689 residents and lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Briastre has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Briastre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Borne ancienne, in Inchy, 3 mi away.
27% 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 Briastre.
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town. The under-15s are 18% of the population here. Retirement age and beyond: 22% of residents are 65 or older.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Briastre | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Briastre number 200, against 300 residents in work (0.7 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €22,740 a year per consumption unit, below both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 11.8%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away. At the general lycée, 100% of 66 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Michel PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 102 | 99%+4 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Michel PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 66 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Antoine de Saint-ExupéryBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 150 | 91%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
19 houses and apartments changed hands in Briastre from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.54/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Briastre 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 Briastre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briastre | 689 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Solesmes | 4,142 | 1.6 | B | A | C− | D |
| Caudry | 13,833 | 4.3 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis | 6,764 | 4.7 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Avesnes-les-Aubert | 3,562 | 5.2 | C+ | B+ | C+ | D |
| Haspres | 2,626 | 7.5 | C− | B+ | B+ | D |
| Iwuy | 3,403 | 8.8 | C− | A− | C | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Briastre is a commune of 689 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis et du Catésis. 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.