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The town has 184 residents and lies in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Challes-la-Montagne has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 14% of its housing. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Challes-la-Montagne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Challes-la-Montagne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Mornay, in Nurieux-Volognat, 5.6 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Challes-la-Montagne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Challes-la-Montagne.
18% are under 15, below Ain’s towns (20%) but above compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up just over a third of adults. Residents of Challes-la-Montagne have a median age of 47.3.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Challes-la-Montagne | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €27,400 a year per consumption unit, about level with Ain’s towns (€27,670) and above compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 6.5% of working residents in Challes-la-Montagne at the census. Of those in the labour force, 8.5% are unemployed.
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.
Challes-la-Montagne recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Challes-la-Montagne. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Challes-la-Montagne yet.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Challes-la-Montagne is a commune of 184 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challes-la-Montagne | 184 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montréal-la-Cluse | 3,568 | 6.9 | B | B− | A− | B− |
| Nantua | 3,416 | 7.3 | C+ | A− | C | B− |
| Pont-d'Ain | 2,843 | 7.4 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Ceyzériat | 3,328 | 7.7 | A+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Ambronay | 2,841 | 9.6 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Bellignat | 3,525 | 12 | A− | B | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.