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A town of 804 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Brégnier-Cordon a good place to live?

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

Abri sous roche dit Grotte préhistorique de Lievrin
Abri sous roche dit Grotte préhistorique de Lievrin · Classé · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Brégnier-Cordon’s story

Brégnier-Cordon in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Léon Borgey, born in 1888, is the one person born in Brégnier-Cordon before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1913First protected: Abri sous roche dit Grotte préhistorique de Lievrin
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Nearby attractions

Cascade de Glandieu and 36 more in and around Brégnier-Cordon

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Brégnier-Cordon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brégnier-Cordon.

History

Brégnier-Cordon keeps more of its old housing than Ain or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919

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

That puts Brégnier-Cordon above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brégnier-Cordon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Brégnier-Cordon is Abri sous roche dit Grotte préhistorique de Lievrin.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1913
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer people in Brégnier-Cordon hold a degree than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 25%

On this, Brégnier-Cordon is below both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.

44.7median age
Brégnier-CordonAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%

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 Brégnier-Cordon
Brégnier-CordonAin medianFrance median
Under 1519%20%17%
15–249.9%11%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+22%19%22%
No diploma18%17%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education25%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Brégnier-Cordon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%

In the comparison, Brégnier-Cordon comes below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Brégnier-Cordon has 350 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.9 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
350
jobs based in Brégnier-Cordon, 0.9 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,270
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

Schools

83.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 6.4 points below the expected rate

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

For Brégnier-Cordon, that is below both Ain’s towns (91.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

83.7%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Brégnier-Cordon83.7%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Arc en CiersNearest collègeCollègeCollège12576%−13 pts

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83.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6.4 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Brégnier-Cordon is €11.29/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.

€11.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Brégnier-Cordon€11.29/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€11.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.03 to €14.10/m² a month)
€10.96/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 Brégnier-Cordon

13pages on Brégnier-Cordon

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Abri sous roche dit Grotte préhistorique de Lievrin: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Brégnier-Cordon

2 notable people were born in Brégnier-Cordon.

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Brégnier-Cordon’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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Saint-Genix-les-VillagesLes Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinAosteDolomieuLes Abrets en DauphinéLe Pont-de-BeauvoisinSaint-Genix-les-VillagesLes Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinAosteDolomieuLes Abrets en DauphinéLe Pont-de-BeauvoisinBrégnier-Cordon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brégnier-Cordon804—————
Saint-Genix-les-Villages Savoie3,0953.1A−CB+A−
Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin Isère7,6983.2C+BB−B+
Aoste Isère2,8763.3B+C+A−C−
Dolomieu Isère3,1736.8—C—B+
Les Abrets en Dauphiné Isère6,8507.4BC+C+C+
Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin Isère3,6027.7C+B+DB+

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

About Brégnier-Cordon

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Brégnier-Cordon is a commune of 804 people in the Communauté de communes Bugey Sud. 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
804 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bugey Sud
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.2 km²)
INSEE code
01058

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.