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This town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 303.
Brion has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes. 39% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Brion does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brion as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Montjeu, in Broye, 2.1 mi away.
30% 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 Brion.
13% are under 15, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults. Typical age in Brion: 60.1, the median.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Brion | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.2% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Brion: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 3.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,280 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Brion from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Brion is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brion | 303 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Autun | 13,172 | 4.3 | A− | A | C+ | B− |
| Le Creusot | 20,509 | 12 | C+ | A | C | C |
| Torcy | 2,678 | 13 | B+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Le Breuil | 3,538 | 13 | A | B+ | A+ | A |
| Montchanin | 4,976 | 16 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Blanzy | 5,955 | 16 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Brion is a commune of 303 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan. 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 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.