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It is a town of 1,572 residents in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
The weak point is jobs & income — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 13.5% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,773/m² takes 7.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Aspres. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Brouilla has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Brouilla does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Brouilla with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Brouilla has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Brouilla counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brouilla.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €11.60/m² a month. Brouilla recorded 62 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,773/m² | 62 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Brouilla has 2 family doctors. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 96 per 100 expected, near Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (96) and higher than compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 119 residents of Brouilla died, against 123 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Brouilla is Polyclinique Medipole Saint Roch, 8.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Unemployment stood at 13.5%, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Brouilla didn’t travel to work at all. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,150 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Brouilla is Église Sainte-Marie. 5.6% of its homes were built before 1919, near Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (5.7%) and lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under 15: 20% of residents. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%). The middle age in Brouilla is 43.6.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Brouilla | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Brouilla. Best known first.
Brouilla has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: Palauenc05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brouilla 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brouilla | 1,572 | — | — | C− | — | C |
| Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines | 3,059 | 2.1 | — | C | — | B |
| Bages | 4,560 | 2.7 | C | C+ | A− | C |
| Palau-del-Vidre | 3,329 | 3.1 | C− | C | A− | C |
| Saint-André | 3,388 | 3.9 | D | C | C+ | C+ |
| Sorède | 3,512 | 3.9 | B− | C− | A | B− |
| Elne | 9,511 | 4.4 | D | C | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Brouilla has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Brouilla grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Brouilla is a commune of 1,572 people in the Communauté de communes des Aspres. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.