Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 777 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Bény is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bény; none is classé, France’s top protection.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bény.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bény; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Ain’s towns (20%). Half the people of Bény are older than 44.3. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Bény | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.6% of commuters travelled at the census. Bény holds 100 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €27,750 a year per consumption unit, about level with Ain’s towns (€27,670) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Bény.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Bény. Best known first.
MuseumMaison des pays de Bresse4.1 km south, in Saint-Étienne-du-BoisTheme parkTheme parkAventure de la Bresse3 km south, in Saint-Étienne-du-BoisChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Tour3.6 km northwest, in MarbozFortFortFortification moyen âge (fossé)3.8 km southwest, in MarbozChâteauChâteauPoype de la Griffonnière IX siècle3.5 km north, in VillemotierPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Bény has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir dit de Marmont: Photo: El pitareio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bény yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bény | 777 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois | 2,584 | 2.6 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Viriat | 7,102 | 6.2 | B+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Attignat | 3,409 | 6.2 | — | B− | — | A |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse | 2,743 | 7.8 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 42,372 | 8.6 | C | B− | D | C+ |
| Polliat | 2,741 | 8.8 | — | B | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bény is a commune of 777 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
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.