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A town of 142 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Évosges a good place to live?

Évosges is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Évosges stand out

The one thing Évosges does most differently from other towns.

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Évosges’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Évosges’ story

No historic monuments in Évosges

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

The nearest classé monument is Abbaye (ancienne), in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, 3.1 mi away.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Évosges.

Who lives here

Few people in Évosges are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in Ain’s towns and compared French towns

For Évosges, that is below both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%).

49.7median age
ÉvosgesAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Évosges
ÉvosgesAin medianFrance median
Under 1515%20%17%
15–247%11%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6436%26%26%
65+22%19%22%
No diploma14%17%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education32%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Évosges are out of work than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.4%

Évosges sits below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Évosges has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €29,230 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Évosges, 0.4 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Évosges costs less than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.57/m² a month

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

That puts Évosges below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Évosges€9.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€9.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.43 to €12.33/m² a month)
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Cornillon and 4 more in and around Évosges

Museums and heritage in and near Évosges. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Évosges

12pages on Évosges

Landmarks

Nothing in Évosges is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Évosges

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Évosges yet.

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Évosges’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Plateau d'HautevilleAmbérieu-en-BugeyAmbronayLagnieuPont-d'AinMontalieu-VercieuPlateau d'HautevilleAmbérieu-en-BugeyAmbronayLagnieuPont-d'AinMontalieu-VercieuÉvosges
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Évosges142—————
Plateau d'Hauteville4,8575.1A+B+A+A−
Ambérieu-en-Bugey15,9347.1C−C+C−C
Ambronay2,8417.6A−B+B−B+
Lagnieu7,4118.7B+B−BC+
Pont-d'Ain2,8439.7DB+DD
Montalieu-Vercieu Isère3,51011C−B+C−D

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

About Évosges

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Évosges is a commune of 142 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

Population
142 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code
01155

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.