Ambronay grades A− overall: better than 77% of compared French towns, and #22 of 53 in Ain. Its weakest subject is schools (C+): bac results 0.8 points above the expected rate; brevet results 6.7 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
What makes Ambronay stand out
The one thing Ambronay does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ambronay with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ambronay.
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Ambronay costs less than in Ain’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.19/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €2,097/m², lower than both Ain’s towns (€2,641/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 91 homes in Ambronay. Houses accounted for 96% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,097/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ambronay€2,097/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,050/m²
87
€10.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.04 to €12.91/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,250
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Ambronay has a lower adjusted death rate than 68% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Ain can expect 85.9 years and a boy 82 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 159 deaths in Ambronay between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 194: 18% below. This Ain town has 2 family doctors.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Ambronay · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive D Amberieu
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive D Amberieu
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Ambronay are 15 to 24: 9.4%, fewer than in Ain’s towns and across compared French towns
19% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 20%, near Ain’s towns (20%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
42.1median age
AmbronayAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Brevet results near Ambronay run low: 81.3% passed, below Ain’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 90% passed the bac pro, of 166 candidates. 95.2% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Ambronay, near Ain’s towns (94.2%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #41 of 54 in Ain.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in Ambronay are out of work than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.5%
The median disposable income was €28,030 a year per consumption unit, close to Ain’s towns (€27,670) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Ambronay: 500, for 1,350 residents in work (0.4 each). Walking, cycling and public transport carried just over one in ten commuters at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport8%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Ambronay, 0.4 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Ambronay ranks below 54% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The commonest graded crime in Ambronay was burglary (2025). The police record for Ambronay lists 36 offenses in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 2.5 violent offenses and 18.1 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
2.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary15
Criminal damage12
Theft from vehicles9
Fraud12
Theft without violence8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
36
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (17.3% of the index here). With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay and 5 more in and around Ambronay
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Ambronay. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ambronay
Is Ambronay safe?
It grades B− for safety, #28 of 53 in Ain. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Ambronay good?
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns and #41 of 54 in Ain. 97% of 481 candidates passed the bac at Lycée de la Plaine de l'Ain in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ambronay expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ambronay grades B+ for cost of living.
About Ambronay
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ambronay is a commune of 2,841 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain. 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
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.
