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A town of 1,139 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
Artemare has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,148/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Bugey Sud. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Artemare does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Artemare 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Artemare as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Aqueduc romain, in Valromey-sur-Séran, 1.9 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Artemare. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Artemare.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Artemare above both Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 146 residents of Artemare died, against 138 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 9.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 11.1%. Artemare has 300 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Artemare is below both Ain’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 30% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Artemare | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Artemare comes close to Ain’s towns (91.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du ValromeyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 61 | 90%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Artemare, that is below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,148/m², comes from 48 sales of houses and apartments in Artemare from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,148/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Artemare is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Artemare.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemare | 1,139 | — | — | B | — | D |
| Culoz-Béon | 3,453 | 4.5 | B | B | B− | C |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 4,857 | 7.6 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Belley | 9,388 | 8.1 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Vallières-sur-Fier Haute-Savoie | 2,860 | 12 | — | C− | — | B |
| Rumilly Haute-Savoie | 16,442 | 12 | B− | C− | B | C+ |
| Yenne Savoie | 3,026 | 12 | B− | C+ | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Artemare has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.8 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 61% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,148/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Artemare grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Artemare is a commune of 1,139 people in the Communauté de communes Bugey Sud. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.