Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 663: a town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Brachy falls below the line for grades.
The one thing Brachy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brachy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Le Bourg-Dun, 4.3 mi away.
21% 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 Brachy.
Children under 15 make up 16%, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 9.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Half of Brachy is older than 47.2, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Brachy | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in Brachy, for 250 working residents (0.3 per worker). The unemployment rate comes to 10.3%. Half of residents lived on more than €24,890 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Seine-Maritime’s towns (€24,015) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 8.1 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maurice MaëterlinckNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 85%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.97/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 32 homes in Brachy. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.41/m² a month, near Seine-Maritime’s towns (€11.96/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,914/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Brachy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Brachy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brachy | 663 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Offranville | 3,242 | 5.5 | A− | C− | A+ | B+ |
| Dieppe | 28,496 | 9.3 | D− | C− | D | D |
| Val-de-Scie | 2,530 | 10 | B− | B | A | B− |
| Yerville | 2,731 | 11 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| Saint-Valery-en-Caux | 3,851 | 11 | B | C | B+ | D |
| Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont | 3,665 | 13 | B+ | B | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
Brachy is a commune of 663 people in the Communauté de communes Terroir de Caux. 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.