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A town of 734 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Beaupont a good place to live?

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

Ferme de Bevay
Ferme de Bevay · Inscrit · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Beaupont’s story

Beaupont in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Beaupont, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1944First protected: Ferme de Bevay
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beaupont.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Beaupont than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: 22% of adults

That puts Beaupont below both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 17% of the population.

42.4median age
BeaupontAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Beaupont
BeaupontAin medianFrance median
Under 1517%20%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+17%19%22%
No diploma17%17%19%
CAP or BEP38%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education22%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Beaupont: 23% 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.

On this, Beaupont is above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Beaupont, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1944
first monument protected
23%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Beaupont than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,900 a year per consumption unit

In the comparison, Beaupont comes below both Ain’s towns (€27,670) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 7.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Beaupont has 200 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Beaupont, 0.6 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,900
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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Beaupont than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.04/m² a month

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

For Beaupont, that is below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Beaupont€9.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.04 to €11.59/m² a month)
€8.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Beaupont

11pages on Beaupont

Landmarks

Beaupont has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ferme de Bevay: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Beaupont

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

How we find them →

Beaupont’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 →
Montrevel-en-BresseSaint-Étienne-du-BoisAttignatViriatPolliatLouhans-ChâteaurenaudMontrevel-en-BresseSaint-Étienne-du-BoisAttignatViriatPolliatLouhans-ChâteaurenaudBeaupont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Beaupont734—————
Montrevel-en-Bresse2,7438.8B−C+BB−
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois2,5849.5—B—A+
Attignat3,40910—B−—A
Viriat7,10212B+C+C+C+
Polliat2,74113—B—A+
Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire6,44615BA−C−C+

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

About Beaupont

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Beaupont is a commune of 734 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse. 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
734 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
5.5 sq mi (14.1 km²)
INSEE code
01029

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.