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A town of 1,505 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chaleins has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 74% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,426/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Val de Saône Centre. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Chaleins does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chaleins 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 no building in Chaleins as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison-forte de Villon, in Villeneuve, 2.3 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Chaleins. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Fléchères3.6 km west, in FareinsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montbriand3.3 km west, in Messimy-sur-SaôneChâteauChâteauMaison-forte de Villon3.7 km northeast, in VilleneuveChâteauChâteauChâteau Bouchet3.5 km southwest, in FareinsMuseumMuseumPresbytère du curé d'Ars4.7 km south, in Ars-sur-FormansMuseumMuseumHistorial du Saint Curé d'Ars4.7 km south, in Ars-sur-FormansPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaleins.
For Chaleins, that is below both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). 20% of residents are children under 15.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Chaleins | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 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.
Chaleins sits below 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 C+ 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
That puts Chaleins below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Chaleins has 450 jobs for 800 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
The median price, €2,426/m², comes from 78 sales of houses and apartments in Chaleins from July 2023 to June 2026. In Chaleins, houses go for €2,873/m² and apartments for €2,388/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,873/m² | 34 |
| Apartments | €2,388/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chaleins is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chaleins 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaleins | 1,505 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Fareins | 2,533 | 2.3 | A+ | B | A− | A+ |
| Frans | 2,582 | 3.3 | A | B− | A− | B+ |
| Jassans-Riottier | 6,247 | 4 | B− | D | B− | B+ |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône | 3,799 | 4.2 | A | B− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins Rhône | 4,677 | 4.5 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Arnas Rhône | 4,601 | 4.8 | C+ | C− | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chaleins has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.36/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chaleins grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chaleins is a commune of 1,505 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Saône Centre. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.