Coligny has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C): brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Coligny 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Coligny do less well than those of 73% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Coligny, lower than Ain’s towns (91.0%) and near compared French towns (87.5%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 13.8 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Coligny: 29% are 65 or over, above Ain’s towns and compared French towns
18% are under 15, lower than Ain’s towns (20%) and near compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9% of residents. Half of Coligny is older than 47.1, half younger.
47.1median age
ColignyAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Coligny, 95 per 100, but more than in Ain’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Coligny has one family doctor. The nearest emergency department to Coligny is Clinique Docteur Convert, 12.7 mi away. 314 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 229: 37% above. Life expectancy in Ain: 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw137
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Coligny · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Docteur Convert
12.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Bourg En Bresse Fleyriat
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Coligny, 6.8%, runs below Ain’s towns and compared French towns
300 jobs are based in Coligny, for 550 working residents (0.5 per worker). At the census, 10.8% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €26,340 a year per consumption unit, lower than Ain’s towns (€27,670) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport5%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Coligny, 0.5 per working resident
6.8%
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
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 66% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Coligny: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Ain’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Coligny is Moulin de Pertuizet. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Most of the list is industrial sites: 2 of 3.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Coligny
Is Coligny safe?
Coligny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 11.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Coligny good?
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Coligny expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,448/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Coligny grades A for cost of living.
About Coligny
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coligny is a commune of 1,360 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse. 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
1,360 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
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.
