Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,778 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Dagneux grades B− overall: better than 53% of compared French towns, and #42 of 53 in Ain. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Dagneux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Dagneux 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 TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Dagneux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ensemble castral du Montellier, in Le Montellier, 6.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dagneux.
At the census, 14.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,440 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Dagneux sits above both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €3,077/m², comes from 127 sales of houses and apartments in Dagneux from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Dagneux sell for €3,113/m² and apartments for €3,010/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,113/m² | 89 |
| Apartments | €3,010/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Dagneux above both Ain’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Dagneux | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Police and gendarmerie recorded 101 offenses in the graded categories in Dagneux in 2025. For sexual violence and armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.1% of the index here. With 3,000 jobs for 2,200 working residents, Dagneux draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 224 residents of Dagneux died, against 270 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. 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−.
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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Dagneux is above both Ain’s towns (91.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Louis PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 180 | 95%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent de la CôtièreNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 435 | 94%−4 pts |
| Collège Émile CizainBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 154 | 93%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Dagneux. Best known first.
Nothing in Dagneux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Dagneux.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades C for safety, #46 of 53 in Ain. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #34 of 54 in Ain. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,077/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Dagneux grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Dagneux is a commune of 4,778 people in the Communauté de communes de la Côtière à Montluel. 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.