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ChampfromierAin

A town of 725 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

725

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.29

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

Median income

€29,100

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

Walk, cycle, transit

18%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Champfromier a good place to live?

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

What makes Champfromier stand out

The one thing Champfromier does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

14% are second homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Borne frontière, appelée Borne au Lion · Classé · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Champfromier’s story

Champfromier in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Champfromier: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Joseph Tournier, born in 1854, is the one person born in Champfromier before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1926First protected: Borne frontière, appelée Borne au Lion

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champfromier.

History

Champfromier keeps more of its old housing than Ain or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Champfromier comes above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Champfromier: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Champfromier is Borne frontière, appelée Borne au Lion.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Borne frontière, appelée Borne au Lion 17th c.

17th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

Full pageChampfromier’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Champfromier?”

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

Who lives here

Champfromier has fewer young adults than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24

For Champfromier, that is below both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.

45median age

ChampfromierAin medianFrance median

Ain medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

21%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education30%

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 Champfromier
	Champfromier	Ain median	France median
Under 15	18%	20%	17%
15–24	8.3%	11%	11%
25–44	24%	24%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	21%	19%	22%
No diploma	16%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	18%	18%
Higher education	30%	32%	30%

Full pageChampfromier’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages45 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households350 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad8.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Champfromier?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Champfromier, 6.6%, runs below Ain’s towns and compared French towns

Champfromier sits below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Champfromier has 450 jobs for 350 working residents, 1.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €29,100 a year per consumption unit.

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%

On foot11%

Public transport7%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

450

jobs based in Champfromier, 1.3 per working resident

6.6%

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

€29,100

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageChampfromier’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here450 jobs based here · 1.3 per working resident Getting to work18% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€29,100 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Champfromier than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.29/m² a month

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

That puts Champfromier below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Champfromier€10.29/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ain median€12.27/m²

€10.29/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.72 to €13.70/m² a month)

€18.97/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageChampfromier’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.29/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Atterrissage FFVL Champfromier and 6 more in and around Champfromier

Other places to visit in and near Champfromier. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionAtterrissage FFVL Champfromierin town AttractionAttractionAtterrissage FFVL de secours Conjoclein town AttractionAttractionDécollage FFVL le Haut Lanin town AttractionAttractionMenthieres - pente-ecole3.6 km southeast, in Chézery-Forens AttractionAttractionDécollage de Charmy4.2 km south, in Confort AttractionAttractionDécollage FFVL le Bouant4.3 km southeast, in Confort

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Champfromier

12pages on Champfromier

The big questions

Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 9.9 mi away Work & commute450 jobs based here Housing18 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Champfromier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Borne frontière, appelée Borne au LionEngineering work · 17th c.

Classé

Borne frontière (ancienne)Engineering work · 17th c. · in Les Bouchoux, 4.8 mi

Classé

Borne frontièreEngineering work · 17th c. · in Chézery-Forens, 5.4 mi

Classé

Borne frontièreEngineering work · 17th c. · in Viry, 6.6 mi

Photo credits

Borne frontière, appelée Borne au Lion: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Champfromier

One notable person was born in Champfromier.

Their page →

Joseph TournierFrench Catholic priest · 1854–1938

Champfromier’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 →

PéronValserhôneThoiryArbentOyonnaxValleiryChampfromier

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Champfromier	725	—	—	—	—	—
Péron	2,916	5.1	A	C⁻	A	A
Valserhône	16,712	5.7	D	C⁻	C⁻	C
Thoiry	6,569	8.3	A⁻	D	B	A⁺
Arbent	3,555	8.9	—	B⁺	—	A
Oyonnax	22,480	9.1	B	B⁻	B⁻	C⁺
Valleiry Haute-Savoie	5,264	9.4	B⁻	C⁺	B⁺	B⁺

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

About Champfromier

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Champfromier is a commune of 725 people in the Communauté de communes Terre Valserhône. 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: 725 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Terre Valserhône
Département: Ain (01)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 12.3 sq mi (31.9 km²)
INSEE code: 01081

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.