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A town of 760 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Ambutrix a good place to live?

Ambutrix is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Ambutrix’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Ambutrix’s story

No historic monuments in Ambutrix

The Culture ministry lists no building in Ambutrix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château (ancien), in Saint-Denis-en-Bugey, 0.8 mi away.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ambutrix.

Who lives here

Few people in Ambutrix are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in Ain’s towns and compared French towns

For Ambutrix, that is below both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 17% of the population.

43.4median age
AmbutrixAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ambutrix
AmbutrixAin medianFrance median
Under 1519%20%17%
15–248.7%11%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+17%19%22%
No diploma13%17%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education33%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Ambutrix has lower unemployment than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7%

Ambutrix sits below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Ambutrix has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,240 a year per consumption unit.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Public transport9%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Ambutrix, 0.3 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

88.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

95.2% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Ambutrix, close to Ain’s towns (94.2%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).

97%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Ambutrix88.7%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Ambutrix95.2%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège8894%±0 pts
Lycée de la Plaine de l'AinNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée48197%±0 pts
Lycée professionnel Alexandre BérardBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée16690%+3 pts

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97%
passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
90%
passed the vocational bac, +3 pts against the expected rate
88.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Ambutrix is €11.38/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ambutrix€11.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€11.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.03 to €14.35/m² a month)
€9.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Ruines du Château de Verneaux and 8 more in and around Ambutrix

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Ambutrix. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Everything we know about Ambutrix

13pages on Ambutrix

Landmarks

Nothing in Ambutrix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Ambutrix

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ambutrix yet.

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Ambutrix’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ain →
Ambérieu-en-BugeyLagnieuAmbronayVillieu-Loyes-MollonMeximieuxPont-d'AinAmbérieu-en-BugeyLagnieuAmbronayVillieu-Loyes-MollonMeximieuxPont-d'AinAmbutrix
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ambutrix760—————
Ambérieu-en-Bugey15,9341.6C−C+C−C
Lagnieu7,4112.7B+B−BC+
Ambronay2,8414.7A−B+B−B+
Villieu-Loyes-Mollon3,8495.3BCC+B
Meximieux8,2477.1C+C−C+B−
Pont-d'Ain2,8437.9DB+DD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Ambutrix

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Ambutrix is a commune of 760 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

Population
760 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2 sq mi (5.2 km²)
INSEE code
01008

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.