Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 24 in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Brenon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Brenon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brenon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pons d'Eoulx (ruines), in Castellane, 3.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brenon.
Brenon sits below both Var’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 29% of the population.
43% women, 57% men
About 75 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Brenon | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 29% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.6% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Brenon above both Var’s towns (10.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Brenon has 0 jobs for 0 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 16.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
On this, Brenon is below both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Brenon. Best known first.
Nothing in Brenon 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 Brenon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenon | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seillans | 2,941 | 11 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Fayence | 6,157 | 13 | C− | D | B− | B+ |
| Tourrettes | 2,972 | 14 | D | D | C+ | B− |
| Figanières | 2,762 | 14 | — | C− | — | C |
| Callian | 3,823 | 15 | B− | C− | A− | B− |
| Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne Alpes-Maritimes | 4,056 | 15 | B+ | D | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Brenon is a commune of 24 people in the Communauté de communes Lacs et Gorges du Verdon. 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.