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Home to 86 people, this town lies in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
There are no grades for Brantes: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 60% of its housing. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The 2 things Brantes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brantes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre, in Beaumont-du-Ventoux, 7.7 mi away.
39% 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 Brantes.
Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Vaucluse’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents. Graduates make up just over two in five adults.
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vaucluse 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Brantes | Vaucluse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.3% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vaucluse median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 50 residents in work, Brantes has 50 jobs: 0.8 each. 7.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Vaucluse’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.93/m² a month. Brantes recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Brantes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Brantes.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Brantes is a commune of 86 people in the Communauté de communes Vaison Ventoux. 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.