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A town in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, home to 954 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Bray-et-Lû is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bray-et-Lû as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye du Trésor-Notre-Dame, in Vexin-sur-Epte, 1.3 mi away.
16% 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 Bray-et-Lû.
Children under 15 make up a fifth of residents. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, higher than Val-d'Oise’s towns (15%) yet lower than compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 13% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bray-et-Lû | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 38% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
300 jobs are based in Bray-et-Lû, for 450 working residents (0.7 per worker). The median disposable income was €27,340 a year per consumption unit, between Val-d'Oise’s towns (€28,800) and compared French towns (€25,970). 2.3% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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 nearest general lycée is 9.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Rosa BonheurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 66 | 77%−11 pts |
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.
20 houses and apartments changed hands in Bray-et-Lû from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €11.62/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, gardens and other places to visit in and near Bray-et-Lû. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Berthenonville4.9 km north, in Vexin-sur-EpteGardenGardenArboretum de La Roche-Guyon4.8 km south, in La Roche-GuyonAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye du Trésor-Notre-Dame2.2 km northwest, in Vexin-sur-EpteAttractionAttractionAllée couverte de Dampsmesnil4 km north, in Vexin-sur-EpteChâteauChâteauManoir de Bus3.1 km west, in Vexin-sur-EptePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Bray-et-Lû 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 Bray-et-Lû 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray-et-Lû | 954 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vexin-sur-Epte Eure | 6,015 | 4.1 | C+ | C+ | B | C+ |
| Gasny Eure | 3,062 | 4.3 | C− | C+ | B | D |
| Magny-en-Vexin | 5,779 | 6 | C | C− | C− | A |
| Freneuse Yvelines | 4,505 | 7.3 | C− | C | B+ | C+ |
| Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines | 5,064 | 8.2 | D | C | C | B− |
| Vernon Eure | 25,290 | 8.8 | D | C− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Bray-et-Lû is a commune of 954 people in the Communauté de communes du Vexin-Val de Seine. 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 October 30, 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.