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A town of 2,034 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Foissiat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 43% 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 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.
The 2 things Foissiat does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Foissiat 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 lists 1 historic monument in Foissiat: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
24% 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 Foissiat.
At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 5.9% of the labour force are out of work. Foissiat has 300 jobs for 950 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Foissiat is below both Ain’s towns (€2,641/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,880/m² | 61 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Foissiat comes above both Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Foissiat, that is above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Foissiat: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Foissiat is Ferme du Tiret.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Foissiat sits below both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. 17% of residents are children under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Foissiat | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Foissiat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ferme du Tiret: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Foissiat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foissiat | 2,034 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse | 2,743 | 3.7 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Attignat | 3,409 | 6 | — | B− | — | A |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois | 2,584 | 8.2 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Polliat | 2,741 | 8.7 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Viriat | 7,102 | 9.1 | B+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Bâgé-Dommartin | 4,050 | 11 | A | B+ | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Foissiat 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 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.71/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Foissiat grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Foissiat is a commune of 2,034 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse. 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.