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A town of 990 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Chevroux a good place to live?

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

Ferme du Mont
Ferme du Mont · Classé · Photo: Jlpigache · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chevroux’s story

Chevroux in pictures

Chevroux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1980First protected: Ferme du Mont
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chevroux.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Chevroux hold a degree than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 25%

Children under 15 count for nearly a fifth of the people here. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Chevroux has a median age of 42.

42median age
ChevrouxAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chevroux
ChevrouxAin medianFrance median
Under 1519%20%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+17%19%22%
No diploma17%17%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education25%32%30%

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

History

Chevroux keeps more of its old housing than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919

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

Chevroux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Ferme du Mont. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Chevroux, 4.9%, runs below Ain’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 500 residents in work, Chevroux has 150 jobs: 0.3 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,340 a year.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
150
jobs based in Chevroux, 0.3 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Chevroux is €11.38/m² a month

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

Chevroux recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.70/m² a month.

€11.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chevroux€11.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€11.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.70 to €14.90/m² a month)
€9.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chevroux

11pages on Chevroux

Landmarks

The list names few of Chevroux’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ferme du Mont: Photo: Jlpigache · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chevroux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chevroux yet.

How we find them →

Chevroux’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 →
Bâgé-DommartinFeillensReplongesMâconMontrevel-en-BresseCharnay-lès-MâconBâgé-DommartinFeillensReplongesMâconMontrevel-en-BresseCharnay-lès-MâconChevroux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chevroux990—————
Bâgé-Dommartin4,0503.7AB+AA
Feillens3,4114.5A+B−A+A
Replonges3,9566.5B−C+B+B−
Mâcon Saône-et-Loire35,1778CBC−B
Montrevel-en-Bresse2,7438.6B−C+BB−
Charnay-lès-Mâcon Saône-et-Loire8,2279BCA−B

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

About Chevroux

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Chevroux is a commune of 990 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse et Saône. 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
990 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bresse et Saône
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.6 sq mi (17.2 km²)
INSEE code
01102

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.