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889 people call this town in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.

Is Biziat a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Biziat has none.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Biziat’s story

Biziat in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Biziat; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Biziat.

Who lives here

Biziat has fewer older residents than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 16% are 65 or over

27% of adults hold a degree, below both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). The under-15s are 20% of the population here. At 41.3, the median resident of Biziat sits in the middle of the age range.

41.3median age
BiziatAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Biziat
BiziatAin medianFrance median
Under 1520%20%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+16%19%22%
No diploma15%17%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education27%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Biziat: 24% 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.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Biziat; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1947
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Biziat has lower unemployment than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9%

At the census, 3.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Biziat counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 450 workers). Median disposable income comes to €26,980 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Biziat, 0.3 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,980
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

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Biziat84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège du RenonNearest collègeCollègeCollège9684%−4 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Biziat costs less than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.95/m² a month

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

The median price, €2,192/m², comes from 30 sales of houses and apartments in Biziat from July 2023 to June 2026.

€2,192/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Biziat€2,192/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,192/m²30
€10.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.56 to €14.02/m² a month)
€9.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Biziat

13pages on Biziat

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Famous people from Biziat

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

How we find them →

Biziat’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 →
VonnasReplongesSaint-Didier-sur-ChalaronneChâtillon-sur-ChalaronneBâgé-DommartinCrêches-sur-SaôneVonnasReplongesSaint-Didier-sur-ChalaronneChâtillon-sur-ChalaronneBâgé-DommartinCrêches-sur-SaôneBiziat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Biziat889—————
Vonnas3,2552.5A−BB+A−
Replonges3,9566.3B−C+B+B−
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne2,9346.6AA−A−C+
Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne5,2507.2B−B−CC
Bâgé-Dommartin4,0507.3AB+AA
Crêches-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire3,1987.7A−B−C−A−

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

About Biziat

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Biziat is a commune of 889 people in the Communauté de communes de la Veyle. 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
889 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Veyle
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.6 km²)
INSEE code
01046

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 November 4, 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.