Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 295 residents, it is a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Brias is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brias as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Flochel, in Ligny-Saint-Flochel, 4.3 mi away.
16% 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 Brias.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of residents, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents. Line up the people of Brias by age and the one in the middle is 44.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Brias | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,640 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665). Jobs based in Brias number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.5 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.5% of commuters travelled at the census.
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 bac pass rate near Brias is 97.0%, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Roger SalengroNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 109 | 83%+2 pts |
| Lycée Albert ChâteletNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 260 | 97%+1 pt |
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.
3 houses and apartments changed hands in Brias from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Brias. Best known first.
MuseumChapelle des Sœurs noires de Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise4.5 km southwest, in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
MuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire Bruno-Danvin4.7 km southwest, in Saint-Pol-sur-TernoiseChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Antigneul3.3 km northeast, in BoursPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Brias is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Brias.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brias | 295 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | 4,677 | 2.9 | B− | B+ | D− | B+ |
| Divion | 6,766 | 7 | D | B | D | D− |
| Cauchy-à-la-Tour | 2,593 | 7.2 | B− | B | A− | D− |
| Calonne-Ricouart | 5,369 | 7.2 | C | B+ | C+ | D− |
| Auchel | 10,051 | 7.8 | C | B+ | C− | D− |
| Houdain | 6,945 | 7.9 | C− | B+ | C | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Brias is a commune of 295 people in the Communauté de communes du Ternois. 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.