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This town in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 367.
Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
52% 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 Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
25% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here. Line up the people of Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme by age and the one in the middle is 45.6.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,220 a year per consumption unit. Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. At the census, 9.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Houses were 92% of what sold. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme. Best known first.
The list names few of Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle de Châtillon-de-Cornelle: Photo: Zbh0170 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme | 367 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ambronay | 2,841 | 5.3 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Pont-d'Ain | 2,843 | 5.6 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 15,934 | 7.1 | C− | C+ | C− | C |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 4,857 | 8.4 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Lagnieu | 7,411 | 11 | B+ | B− | B | C+ |
| Nantua | 3,416 | 11 | C+ | A− | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Boyeux-Saint-Jérôme is a commune of 367 people in the Communauté de communes Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon. 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 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.