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A town of 1,046 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chaneins has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. At the median price of €2,556/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de la Dombes. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 5.4% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Chaneins does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chaneins 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 Chaneins 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, 3 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaneins.
Among adults, 28% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 21%, higher than both Ain’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Chaneins | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 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.
For a family doctor, residents of Chaneins have one GP on hand. The nearest emergency department to Chaneins is Polyclinique du Beaujolais, 9.1 mi away. Also worth knowing: 47 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 61: 22% below. Life expectancy in Ain: 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · 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+.
5.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €28,540 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.8% of working residents in Chaneins didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
34 sales of houses and apartments in Chaneins, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,556/m². Houses accounted for 94% of sales, apartments for the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.22/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,568/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Chaneins. Best known first.
Nothing in Chaneins 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 Chaneins 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaneins | 1,046 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône | 3,799 | 4.5 | A | B− | A | B+ |
| Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | 5,250 | 5.2 | B− | B− | C | C |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais Rhône | 14,016 | 5.8 | C | C | C+ | C |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne | 2,934 | 6 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Fareins | 2,533 | 6.9 | A+ | B | A− | A+ |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins Rhône | 4,677 | 6.9 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chaneins has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,556/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.99/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chaneins grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chaneins is a commune of 1,046 people in the Communauté de communes de la Dombes. 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.