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BryNord

A town of 390 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.

Is Bry a good place to live?

Bry is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Bry’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Bry’s story

No historic monuments in Bry

The Culture ministry lists no building in Bry as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Maison Verley, dit maison-plante, maison bouteille ou maison fleur, in Sebourg, 1.3 mi away.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bry.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Bry than in Nord’s towns or across compared French towns: 50% of adults

That puts Bry above both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.2% of the population.

45median age
BryNord medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education50%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bry
BryNord medianFrance median
Under 1520%19%17%
15–249.2%12%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6430%25%26%
65+20%19%22%
No diploma12%23%19%
CAP or BEP22%26%26%
Baccalauréat13%18%18%
Higher education50%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Bry is better off than Nord’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,630 a year per consumption unit

On this, Bry is above both Nord’s towns (€23,900) and compared French towns (€25,970). 4.3% of the labour force are out of work. Bry has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Bry, 0.2 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

100.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Near Bry, 100.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

100.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bry100.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Sainte-Anne PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège96100%+6 pts
100.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bry is €12.80/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€12.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bry€12.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nord median€11.81/m²
€12.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.50 to €15.59/m² a month)
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Ouvrage d'Eth and 4 more in and around Bry

Heritage in and near Bry. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Bry

13pages on Bry

Landmarks

Nothing in Bry is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Bry

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bry yet.

How we find them →

Bry’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nord →
Le QuesnoyBavayQuiévrechainQuaroubleOnnaingMarlyLe QuesnoyBavayQuiévrechainQuaroubleOnnaingMarlyBry
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bry390—————
Le Quesnoy4,8785.1C−B+DC
Bavay3,2495.3CAC−D
Quiévrechain5,9495.3D−BDD−
Quarouble3,1455.7DC+C+D−
Onnaing8,4796.2D−B−DD−
Marly11,9956.3DC+C−D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Bry

Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France

Bry is a commune of 390 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal. 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

Population
390 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mormal
Département
Nord (59)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
1.1 sq mi (2.9 km²)
INSEE code
59116

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.