Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,531 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Certines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Certines 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Certines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Certines.
At the census, 5.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 6.2%.
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.
In the comparison, Certines comes below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Certines, that is below both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 18% of residents are children under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Certines | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Certines sits above both Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Certines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Police and gendarmerie recorded 23 offenses in the graded categories in Certines in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, burglary and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 50.1% of the index here.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Certines. Best known first.
Certines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Genoud: Photo: Paraphernalia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Certines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certines | 1,531 | — | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Ceyzériat | 3,328 | 3.7 | A+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Péronnas | 6,444 | 3.8 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 42,372 | 4.4 | C | B− | D | C+ |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg | 6,160 | 5.2 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Viriat | 7,102 | 7.2 | B+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Pont-d'Ain | 2,843 | 7.4 | D | B+ | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Certines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 12.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Certines is a commune of 1,531 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse. 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 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.