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With 1,179 residents, it is a town in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Cormoranche-sur-Saône a good place to live?

Housing is within reach: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is a third of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest is schools (C−) — brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Walkability is weaker too — 65% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Cormoranche-sur-Saône has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Cormoranche-sur-Saône grades

Each subject compares Cormoranche-sur-Saône 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.

How grading works

Cormoranche-sur-Saône has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Cormoranche-sur-Saône’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Cormoranche-sur-Saône’s story

No historic monuments in Cormoranche-sur-Saône

The Culture ministry lists no building in Cormoranche-sur-Saône as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Hospice de la Charité, in Mâcon, 4.5 mi away.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cormoranche-sur-Saône.

Schools

Brevet results near Cormoranche-sur-Saône run low: 86.0% passed, below Ain’s towns and compared French towns

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 4.2 mi away. A collège lies 3 mi away.

86.0%passed the brevetC−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cormoranche-sur-Saône86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège George SandNearest collègeCollègeCollège8186%−6 pts
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living A−

Renting in Cormoranche-sur-Saône costs less than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.46/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 28 homes were sold in Cormoranche-sur-Saône.

€10.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cormoranche-sur-Saône€10.46/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€10.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.97 to €13.72/m² a month)
€11.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Veyle

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

Fewer people in Cormoranche-sur-Saône are out of work than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.0%

At the census, 6.9% 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%). The median disposable income is €27,740 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Cormoranche-sur-Saône, 0.4 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 33% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth B−

Cormoranche-sur-Saône records 89 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 82 in Ain’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

France’s death rates at each age would predict 90 deaths in Cormoranche-sur-Saône from 2016 to 2025; there were 80, 11% fewer. At birth, a girl in Ain can expect 85.9 years and a boy 82 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 2 general practitioners in the town.

−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Cormoranche-sur-Saône · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch les Chanaux Macon
5.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch les Chanaux Macon
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.

Who lives here

Few people in Cormoranche-sur-Saône are 15 to 24: 8.4%, fewer than in Ain’s towns and compared French towns

The under-15s are 19% of the population here. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and above Ain’s towns (19%). The middle age in Cormoranche-sur-Saône is 45.4.

45.4median age
Cormoranche-sur-SaôneAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cormoranche-sur-Saône
Cormoranche-sur-SaôneAin medianFrance median
Under 1519%20%17%
15–248.4%11%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+21%19%22%
No diploma18%17%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education30%32%30%

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Chaintré and 3 more in and around Cormoranche-sur-Saône

Heritage in and near Cormoranche-sur-Saône. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cormoranche-sur-Saône

14pages on Cormoranche-sur-Saône

Landmarks

Nothing in Cormoranche-sur-Saône is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Cormoranche-sur-Saône

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cormoranche-sur-Saône yet.

How we find them →

Cormoranche-sur-Saône’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 →
Crêches-sur-SaôneLa Chapelle-de-GuinchaySaint-Didier-sur-ChalaronneMâconCharnay-lès-MâconReplongesCrêches-sur-SaôneLa Chapelle-de-GuinchaySaint-Didier-sur-ChalaronneMâconCharnay-lès-MâconReplongesCormoranche-sur-Saône
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cormoranche-sur-Saône1,179——A−—B−
Crêches-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire3,1982.5A−B−C−A−
La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Saône-et-Loire4,0183.8AB−AB−
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne2,9344.1AA−A−C+
Mâcon Saône-et-Loire35,1775.1CBC−B
Charnay-lès-Mâcon Saône-et-Loire8,2275.1BCA−B
Replonges3,9565.1B−C+B+B−

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

Questions about Cormoranche-sur-Saône

Is Cormoranche-sur-Saône safe?

Cormoranche-sur-Saône has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 10.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Cormoranche-sur-Saône good?

They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

About Cormoranche-sur-Saône

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Cormoranche-sur-Saône is a commune of 1,179 people in the Communauté de communes de la Veyle. 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
1,179 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Veyle
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
INSEE code
01123

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.