Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 567 in Vosges, Grand Est.
Brû is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brû as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Libaire, in Rambervillers, 2.4 mi away.
15% 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 Brû.
On this, Brû is above both Vosges’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). 21% of residents are 65 or over.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Brû | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Brû comes below both Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Brû has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
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.
For Brû, that is below both Vosges’ towns (86.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alphonse CytèreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 101 | 80%−7 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.
Brû sits below both Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Brû. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Terre4.2 km west, in RambervillersAttractionAttractionTimber Drop4 km southeast, in JeanménilFortFortTour d'Anglemein3.7 km west, in RambervillersChâteauChâteauChâteau des Capucins4 km west, in RambervillersFortFortTour de Rambervillers4 km west, in RambervillersPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Brû 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 Brû 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brû | 567 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rambervillers | 5,018 | 2.4 | C | A+ | D | B |
| Baccarat Meurthe-et-Moselle | 4,089 | 7.5 | B− | A | B | C |
| Raon-l'Étape | 5,886 | 8.2 | C− | A | C+ | D− |
| Bruyères | 2,923 | 9.7 | C | A | D | C− |
| Moyenmoutier | 3,134 | 10 | A | A | A | A |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 19,251 | 13 | C+ | A | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Brû is a commune of 567 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région de Rambervillers. 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.