Briord has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 0% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,885/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain. Its strongest is schools (A−): brevet results 3 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Briord with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Briord’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Briord records 100 deaths per 100 expected, above both Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B+.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Briord · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Bugey Sud
10.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Bugey Sud
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
10.0% of Briord’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 84% drove.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot7%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
700
jobs based in Briord, 1.2 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Briord keeps more of its old housing than Ain or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Briord above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Briord: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Briord is Aqueduc romain.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Briord
Is Briord safe?
Briord has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 12.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Briord good?
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Briord expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.65/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Briord grades B for cost of living.
About Briord
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Briord is a commune of 1,119 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain. 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
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.
