Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 456 residents in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne is too small for the grades other French towns get. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of residents.
The one thing Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Site médiéval du Vieux Bourg, in L'Abergement-Clémenciat, 1.5 mi away.
19% 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 Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne.
17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults. The age that splits Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne in two is 41.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.1 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €27,470 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 4.8 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Eugène DuboisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 148 | 80%−7 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Georges CharpakNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 51 | 90%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €11.44/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne. Best known first.
Nothing in Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne 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 Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne | 456 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | 5,250 | 3.1 | B− | B− | C | C |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne | 2,934 | 4.8 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Vonnas | 3,255 | 7 | A− | B | B+ | A− |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône | 3,799 | 7.8 | A | B− | A | B+ |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais Rhône | 14,016 | 8.2 | C | C | C+ | C |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Saône-et-Loire | 4,018 | 8.3 | A | B− | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne is a commune of 456 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) · 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.