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A town of 747 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

747

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.78

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,700

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Cerdon a good place to live?

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

What makes Cerdon stand out

The one thing Cerdon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

12% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

"Maison ""dite château d'Epierre"" ou cellier d'Epierre, dépendant de l'ancienne chartreuse de Meyriat" · Ins… · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cerdon’s story

Cerdon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Cerdon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 3 people born in Cerdon before 1900, the earliest François Félix Roubaud, in 1824.

2005First protected: "Maison ""dite château d'Epierre"" ou cellier d'Epierre, dé…
2015Most recently protected: Moulin à farine situé sur le cours de la rivière dénommée L…

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cerdon.

History

Cerdon keeps more of its old housing than Ain or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

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

That puts Cerdon above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Cerdon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit4

12th c.

oldest protected part

1950

first monument protected

Full pageCerdon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes40% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Cerdon?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 15% of Cerdon, fewer than in Ain’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Cerdon is below both Ain’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents.

46.2median age

CerdonAin medianFrance median

Ain medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education22%

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 Cerdon
	Cerdon	Ain median	France median
Under 15	15%	20%	17%
15–24	11%	11%	11%
25–44	22%	24%	23%
45–64	27%	26%	26%
65+	24%	19%	22%
No diploma	27%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	18%	18%
Higher education	22%	32%	30%

Full pageCerdon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.2 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households330 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad3.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Cerdon?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Cerdon run lower than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: a median €24,700 a year per consumption unit

In the comparison, Cerdon comes below both Ain’s towns (€27,670) and compared French towns (€25,970). Cerdon has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Unemployment stands at 10.8%.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot7%

Public transport2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

150

jobs based in Cerdon, 0.5 per working resident

10.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,700

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCerdon’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€24,700 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident

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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

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

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

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cerdon85.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Roger VaillandNearest collègeCollège	Collège	105	85%−6 pts

85.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate

2.6 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageCerdon’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges85.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Cerdon than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.78/m² a month

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

Cerdon sits below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€8.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cerdon€8.78/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ain median€12.27/m²

€8.78/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.78 to €11.38/m² a month)

€8.94/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCerdon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.78/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Épierre and 5 more in and around Cerdon

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Cerdon. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Épierrein town MuseumMuseumMusée de la Cuivrerie de Cerdonin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Poncin4.2 km west, in Poncin AttractionAttractionGrottes du Cerdon2.3 km northeast, in Labalme ChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Cueille4.5 km northwest, in Poncin ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Sappel3.8 km northeast, in Labalme

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cerdon

13pages on Cerdon

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.7 mi away Housing24 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute150 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.2 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people4 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Cerdon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Cuivrerie de CerdonIndustrial building · 19th c.

Inscrit

Moulin à farine situé sur le cours de la rivière dénommée La SuisseMill · 20th c.

Photo credits

Cuivrerie de Cerdon: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Cerdon

4 notable people were born in Cerdon.

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Francisque AllombertFrench politician · 1860–1903

François Félix RoubaudFrench sculptor (1824–1876)

Louis Auguste RoubaudFrench sculptor · 1828–1906

Jacques AndréFrench latinist and philologist (1910-1994)

Cerdon’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 →

Pont-d'AinAmbronayNantuaMontréal-la-CluseCeyzériatAmbérieu-en-BugeyCerdon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cerdon	747	—	—	—	—	—
Pont-d'Ain	2,843	6	D	B⁺	D	D
Ambronay	2,841	7.3	A⁻	B⁺	B⁻	B⁺
Nantua	3,416	8.5	C⁺	A⁻	C	B⁻
Montréal-la-Cluse	3,568	8.9	B	B⁻	A⁻	B⁻
Ceyzériat	3,328	9.8	A⁺	C⁺	A⁻	B⁺
Ambérieu-en-Bugey	15,934	9.9	C⁻	C⁺	C⁻	C

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

About Cerdon

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Cerdon is a commune of 747 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

Population: 747 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon
Département: Ain (01)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 4.7 sq mi (12.1 km²)
INSEE code: 01068

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.