Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 265 in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Brosses is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Brosses does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brosses, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2013.
63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brosses.
Children under 15 count for just over a tenth of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 4.9% of residents, lower than both Yonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Also worth knowing: 29% of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Brosses | Yonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brosses, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Brosses counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Unemployment stood at 12.1%, between Yonne’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,150 a year per consumption unit.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.54/m² a month. Brosses recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Brosses. Best known first.
Brosses has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brosses yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Brosses is a commune of 265 people in the Communauté de communes Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan. 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.