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The town has 831 residents and lies in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Champagne-en-Valromey has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 16% of its housing. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Champagne-en-Valromey does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Champagne-en-Valromey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Aqueduc romain, in Valromey-sur-Séran, 0.9 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Champagne-en-Valromey 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 Champagne-en-Valromey.
Under 15: 16% of residents. The median resident of Champagne-en-Valromey is 52.2 years old. Among adults, 30% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Champagne-en-Valromey | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Champagne-en-Valromey number 350, against 300 residents in work (1.1 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €25,300 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.9% of working residents in Champagne-en-Valromey went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.4 mi away. The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du ValromeyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 61 | 90%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Champagne-en-Valromey: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.97/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Champagne-en-Valromey. Best known first.
Wikidata places 6 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Champagne-en-Valromey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Champagne-en-Valromey is a commune of 831 people in the Communauté de communes Bugey Sud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagne-en-Valromey | 831 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 4,857 | 5.3 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Culoz-Béon | 3,453 | 6.3 | B | B | B− | C |
| Belley | 9,388 | 11 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Vallières-sur-Fier Haute-Savoie | 2,860 | 12 | — | C− | — | B |
| Rumilly Haute-Savoie | 16,442 | 13 | B− | C− | B | C+ |
| Yenne Savoie | 3,026 | 15 | B− | C+ | A | C− |
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.