For Flaxieu, that is above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Flaxieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

15th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

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Age of homes40% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Flaxieu?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Flaxieu: 15% are 15 to 24, above Ain’s towns and compared French towns

Flaxieu sits above both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 13% of the population.

41median age

FlaxieuAin medianFrance median

Ain medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

15%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 79 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Flaxieu
	Flaxieu	Ain median	France median
Under 15	13%	20%	17%
15–24	15%	11%	11%
25–44	25%	24%	23%
45–64	26%	26%	26%
65+	20%	19%	22%
No diploma	11%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	18%	18%
Higher education	43%	32%	30%

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Ages41 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households30 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad1.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Flaxieu?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Flaxieu, 2.1%, runs below Ain’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Flaxieu below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Flaxieu has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 4.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%

Public transport4%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Flaxieu, 0.3 per working resident

2.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.3 per working resident Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Flaxieu than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.20/m² a month

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

On this, Flaxieu is below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€11.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Flaxieu€11.20/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ain median€12.27/m²

€11.20/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.69 to €14.44/m² a month)

€10.36/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageFlaxieu’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.20/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Flaxieu

12pages on Flaxieu

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors6% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Flaxieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Sainte-FontaineFountain · 15th & 16th c.

Église Saint-MauriceChurch · 15th c.

Photo credits

Sainte-Fontaine: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Maurice: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Flaxieu

One notable person was born in Flaxieu.

Their page →

Aymon de MontfalconSwiss poet · 1443–1517

Flaxieu’s 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 →

Culoz-BéonBelleyYenneLa BiolleEntrelacsRumillyFlaxieu

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Flaxieu	71	—	—	—	—	—
Culoz-Béon	3,453	3.5	B	B	B⁻	C
Belley	9,388	4.3	A⁻	B⁻	B⁻	B
Yenne Savoie	3,026	7.5	B⁻	C⁺	A	C⁻
La Biolle Savoie	2,948	9.8	—	D	—	C⁺
Entrelacs Savoie	6,461	9.9	B⁺	D	A⁺	B⁺
Rumilly Haute-Savoie	16,442	11	B⁻	C⁻	B	C⁺

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

About Flaxieu

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Flaxieu is a commune of 71 people in the Communauté de communes Bugey Sud. 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: 71 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Bugey Sud
Département: Ain (01)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km²)
INSEE code: 01162

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.