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A town of 396 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Only 12% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Boissey a good place to live?

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

What makes Boissey stand out

The one thing Boissey does most differently from other towns.

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Boissey’s story

Boissey in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Boissey: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boissey.

Who lives here

A town of families: 27% of people in Boissey are under 15, more than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Boissey above both Ain’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 12% of the population.

36median age
BoisseyAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education19%

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 Boissey
BoisseyAin medianFrance median
Under 1527%20%17%
15–249.7%11%11%
25–4431%24%23%
45–6420%26%26%
65+12%19%22%
No diploma23%17%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education19%32%30%

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

History

Boissey keeps more of its old housing than Ain or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On this, Boissey is above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Boissey: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
1936
first monument protected
19%
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

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Boissey than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 2.2%

In the comparison, Boissey comes below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 5.3% of the labour force are out of work. Boissey has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Boissey, 0.2 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Boissey is €11.38/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boissey€11.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€11.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.70 to €14.90/m² a month)
€9.70/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 Boissey

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Boissey

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

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Boissey’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Bâgé-DommartinFeillensMontrevel-en-BresseReplongesMâconAttignatBâgé-DommartinFeillensMontrevel-en-BresseReplongesMâconAttignatBoissey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Boissey396—————
Bâgé-Dommartin4,0503.9AB+AA
Feillens3,4115.8A+B−A+A
Montrevel-en-Bresse2,7436.8B−C+BB−
Replonges3,9567.5B−C+B+B−
Mâcon Saône-et-Loire35,1779.4CBC−B
Attignat3,40910—B−—A

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

About Boissey

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Boissey is a commune of 396 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

Population
396 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bresse et Saône
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.4 km²)
INSEE code
01050

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.