Arbent has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 44% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,986/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Arbent 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 Arbent.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Arbent sees fewer deaths than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 72 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Arbent, that is below both Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 259 residents of Arbent died, against 306 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Arbent · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Haut Bugey Geovreisset
2.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Haut Bugey Geovreisset
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Arbent costs less than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.74/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Arbent below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,986/m², comes from 52 sales of houses and apartments in Arbent from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,986/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Arbent€1,986/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,173/m²
36
€8.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.69 to €11.42/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,180
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Fewer commuters in Arbent walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%
On this, Arbent is below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Arbent has 2,200 jobs for 1,450 working residents, 1.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €25,250 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
2,200
jobs based in Arbent, 1.5 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Arbent, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Arbent has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 25 offenses in the graded categories in Arbent in 2025. For family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 30.6% of the index here.
4.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage20
Other physical violence5
Armed robbery0
Drug use33
Fraud26
Theft without violence9
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.
4.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
30.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Arbent
Is Arbent safe?
Arbent has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Arbent good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #15 of 54 in Ain. The lycée stands out: 96% of 178 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Paul Painlevé in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Arbent expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,986/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Arbent grades B+ for cost of living.
About Arbent
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Arbent is a commune of 3,555 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération. 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
3,555 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération
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.
