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BrenatPuy-de-Dôme

It is a town of 629 residents in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Brenat a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Brenat is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église Saint-Barthélémy
Église Saint-Barthélémy · Inscrit · Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0
Brenat’s story

Brenat in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brenat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Alexandre de Damas, born in 1755, is the one person born in Brenat before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1972First protected: Église Saint-Barthélémy
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Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Austremoine d'Issoire and 12 more in and around Brenat

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Brenat. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brenat.

Who lives here

Few people in Brenat are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. The under-15s are 17% of the population here. Brenat has a median age of 49.6 years.

49.6median age
BrenatPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brenat
BrenatPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–246.5%9.7%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+27%25%22%
No diploma15%16%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education30%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Brenat: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brenat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1972
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Brenat has lower unemployment than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9%

6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Brenat has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 7.3% of working residents in Brenat didn’t travel to work at all.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Brenat, 0.2 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

88.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 3.9 points below the expected rate

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

The closest collège is 2.4 mi off. Near Brenat, 93.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Brenat88.7%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Brenat93.1%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Les PrésNearest collègeCollègeCollège13883%−7 pts
Lycée général et technologique privé Sévigné Saint-Louis PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée6899%+1 pt
Collège Sévigné Saint-Louis PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège12798%+2 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, −1.5 pts against the expected rate
78%
passed the vocational bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
88.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3.9 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

Renting in Brenat costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.79/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Brenat.

€8.79/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brenat€8.79/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²
€8.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.22 to €10.70/m² a month)
€8.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brenat

13pages on Brenat

Landmarks

Brenat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Barthélémy: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Brenat

One notable person was born in Brenat.

Their page →

Brenat’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 Puy-de-Dôme →
IssoireVic-le-ComteBrassac-les-MinesSainte-FlorineLes Martres-de-VeyreVeyre-MontonIssoireVic-le-ComteBrassac-les-MinesSainte-FlorineLes Martres-de-VeyreVeyre-MontonBrenat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brenat629—————
Issoire15,1153.1C+BC−C+
Vic-le-Comte5,3967.8A+A−AB−
Brassac-les-Mines3,4129.2BAB−C
Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire3,28310A−AA−C−
Les Martres-de-Veyre3,82611AA−B+A−
Veyre-Monton3,72111A+B−AB

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

About Brenat

Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Brenat is a commune of 629 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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
629 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire
Département
Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.9 km²)
INSEE code
63051

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.