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FaramansAin

A town of 934 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Faramans a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Faramans

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

The nearest classé monument is Maison Martinet et Grassin, in Pérouges, 2.3 mi away.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Maison Falconnet and 9 more in and around Faramans

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Faramans. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Faramans.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Faramans, above Ain’s towns and compared French towns

Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Faramans has a median age of 38.5.

38.5median age
FaramansAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Faramans
FaramansAin medianFrance median
Under 1523%20%17%
15–248.2%11%11%
25–4427%24%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+16%19%22%
No diploma12%17%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education33%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Faramans are out of work than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.5%

At the census, 9.2% 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%). Jobs located in Faramans: 150, for 450 residents in work (0.3 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €30,280 a year.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport8%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Faramans, 0.3 per working resident
3.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,280
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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

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

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Faramans90.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège VaugelasNearest collègeCollègeCollège21590%−3 pts
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Faramans is €12.90/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 15 homes were sold in Faramans. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.25/m² a month.

€12.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Faramans€12.90/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€12.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.10 to €16.47/m² a month)
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Faramans

13pages on Faramans

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Faramans

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

How we find them →

Faramans’ 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 →
MeximieuxBéligneuxDagneuxBalanMontluelVillieu-Loyes-MollonMeximieuxBéligneuxDagneuxBalanMontluelVillieu-Loyes-MollonFaramans
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Faramans934—————
Meximieux8,2473.3C+C−C+B−
Béligneux3,5353.5B+C−B+C
Dagneux4,7784.6B−C−CB+
Balan3,0774.8—C−—A−
Montluel6,8954.9B−CC+B
Villieu-Loyes-Mollon3,8495.1BCC+B

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

About Faramans

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Faramans is a commune of 934 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain. 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
934 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.2 km²)
INSEE code
01156

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.