Ambronay ranks below 95% of compared French towns on households without a car: 3.9%
In Ambronay, 19% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town. 2,841 residents in 1,220 households: that is Ambronay at the 2023 Census. The share of one-person households stands at 29%. Fewer households headed by a retired person than in 84% of compared French towns: 25%.
Throughout this page, the Ain median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
A growing town: +17% since 2012, faster than 85% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The years 2012 to 2017 brought +12%; 2017 to 2023, +4%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Ain town +13%.
A median age of 42.1: Ambronay is younger than 65% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ambronay 42.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Ambronay comes in at 9.4%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
In Ambronay, 31% of households are couples with children, more than in 80% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Ain median and the France median
Living alone · share
In the typical compared French town, 10% of households are single parents; in Ambronay, 8.1%. To put it in context, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
In Ambronay, 15% of homes are flats, fewer than in 77% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 4.6% of homes stand empty here. Elsewhere, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. 9% of households rent social housing (HLM). Ambronay has more second homes than 61% of compared French towns, at 2.9%.
The median resident lives on €28,030 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €28,030 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 71% of compared French towns. As for poverty, 6.0% of residents are below the line.
Ambronay: 13% of households are headed by a manager or professional, above 67% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In Ambronay, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker. Typically, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 3.3%, a lower share than 79% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Ain has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in nearly four fifths of compared French towns. The usual figure: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Locally, 1.6% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Ambronay ranks above 66% of compared French towns on married residents: 45%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Lower than in 57% of compared French towns: 24% of residents 15 and over are single. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Ambronay sits below 83% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (13%)
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Graduates of higher education: 35%, above nearly two thirds of compared French towns. The wider picture: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 2,807 to 2,876 people, the 7th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.7 in Miremont to 66.6 in L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île.
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Ambronay
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambronay | 42.1 | 19% | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Pont-d'Ain 2,843 · 3.2 mi | 41.8 | 21% | 4.1% | 8.7% |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey 15,934 · 3.2 mi | 37.5 | 18% | 1.4% | 13% |
| Lagnieu 7,411 · 7.4 mi | 43.1 | 23% | 2.1% | 7.3% |
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon 3,849 · 8.1 mi | 41.1 | 17% | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Chalamont 2,533 · 8.8 mi | 41.2 | 20% | 2.4% | 3.6% |
| Meximieux 8,247 · 10 mi | 39 | 18% | 2.2% | 7.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Ambronay
What is the population of Ambronay?
2,841 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (2,437).
How old are Ambronay’s residents?
The median age is 42.1, younger than 65% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ambronay?
38, with occasional dwellings: 2.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ambronay?
INSEE counts 95 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 44 foreign nationals (1.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ambronay?
€28,030 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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