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A town of 2,074 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Dortan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.5 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 Dortan 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Dortan; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
3.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dortan.
Unemployment stood at 7.2%, below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 850 residents in work, Dortan has 250 jobs: 0.3 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,940 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 138 deaths in Dortan from 2016 to 2025; there were 135, 2% fewer. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Dortan records 98 deaths per 100 expected. One GP practises here. Life expectancy in Ain: 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,228/m²: 34 houses and apartments sold in Dortan between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 91% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 34 homes were sold here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,241/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.6% of the total, below Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 20% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.5%, below Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. A fifth of residents have reached 65.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Dortan | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Dortan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Dortan: Photo: Rapallini Julien · Public domain
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Dortan as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dortan | 2,074 | — | — | B | — | C− |
| Arbent | 3,555 | 2.7 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Oyonnax | 22,480 | 4 | B | B− | B− | C+ |
| Bellignat | 3,525 | 4.7 | A− | B | B | A− |
| Montréal-la-Cluse | 3,568 | 10 | B | B− | A− | B− |
| Saint-Claude Jura | 8,386 | 11 | B | A+ | C | B |
| Nantua | 3,416 | 12 | C+ | A− | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Dortan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,228/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Dortan grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Dortan is a commune of 2,074 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération. 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.