Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 526 people, lies in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France.
Bransles has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 17% of homes.
The one thing Bransles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bransles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bransles.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bransles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Seine-et-Marne’s towns (13%) and close to compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Bransles in two is 48.9.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Bransles | Seine-et-Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 15.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Per resident in work, Bransles counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €27,700 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.
House rents are put at about €9.62/m² a month. 18 houses and apartments changed hands in Bransles from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Bransles. Best known first.
Bransles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Loup: Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Bransles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransles | 526 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dordives Loiret | 3,277 | 2.6 | C | B+ | B | D |
| Ferrières-en-Gâtinais Loiret | 3,839 | 4.1 | B− | B− | A− | C |
| Souppes-sur-Loing | 4,952 | 4.6 | D | B | C+ | D |
| Château-Landon | 3,149 | 5.7 | B− | B+ | B+ | B |
| Corquilleroy Loiret | 2,891 | 9.7 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Nemours | 12,889 | 10 | D− | C | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Bransles is a commune of 526 people in the Communauté de communes Gâtinais Val de Loing. 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.