Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bâgé-le-Châtel.
Who lives here
Bâgé-le-Châtel skews older, with 30% of residents 65 or over, more than Ain’s towns or compared French towns
For Bâgé-le-Châtel, that is above both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of the population.
45.4median age
Bâgé-le-ChâtelAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Bâgé-le-Châtel: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Bâgé-le-Châtel sits above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bâgé-le-Châtel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Bâgé-le-Châtel has lower unemployment than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%
That puts Bâgé-le-Châtel below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bâgé-le-Châtel has 250 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 4.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Bâgé-le-Châtel, 0.6 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The median sale price of homes in Bâgé-le-Châtel is €2,242/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 32 sales of houses and apartments in Bâgé-le-Châtel from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,641/m² for the median of compared towns in Ain.
€2,242/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bâgé-le-Châtel€2,242/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
€11.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.41 to €20.07/m² a month)
€9.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bâgé-le-Châtel
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bâgé-le-Châtel is a commune of 971 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse et Saône. 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.