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.
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
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%).
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
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.