At €1,941/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Bugey Sud. Getting around depends on the car: 3% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. 15% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Groslée-Saint-Benoit has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Groslée-Saint-Benoit 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Groslée-Saint-Benoit.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Groslée-Saint-Benoit works less well than 99% of compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 6.0%, below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 1.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. 150 jobs are based in Groslée-Saint-Benoit, for 550 working residents (0.3 per worker).
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Groslée-Saint-Benoit, 0.3 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Groslée-Saint-Benoit sees 94 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Ain’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
95 deaths in Groslée-Saint-Benoit between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 101: 6% below. In Ain, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The town has one family doctor.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Groslée-Saint-Benoit · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Bugey Sud
6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Bugey Sud
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Groslée-Saint-Benoit: 36% were built before 1919, more than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Groslée-Saint-Benoit; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Groslée-Saint-Benoit are 15 to 24: 7.7%, fewer than in Ain’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Ain’s towns (20%). 24% of residents have reached 65. Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults.
46.3median age
Groslée-Saint-BenoitAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Groslée-Saint-Benoit earns a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,941/m²: 31 houses and apartments sold in Groslée-Saint-Benoit between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €9.79/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.96/m² a month, about level with both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,941/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Groslée-Saint-Benoit€1,941/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,941/m²
31
€11.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.55 to €14.99/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Bugey Sud
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Groslée-Saint-Benoit has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
23 offenses were reported in Groslée-Saint-Benoit during 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.4 cases of violence against people and 13.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was burglary (2025).
5.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary16
Criminal damage7
Armed robbery0
Fraud12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
59.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 59.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Groslée and 2 more in and around Groslée-Saint-Benoit
Heritage in and near Groslée-Saint-Benoit. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Groslée-Saint-Benoit
Is Groslée-Saint-Benoit safe?
Groslée-Saint-Benoit has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
Is Groslée-Saint-Benoit expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,941/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Groslée-Saint-Benoit grades B− for cost of living.
About Groslée-Saint-Benoit
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Groslée-Saint-Benoit is a commune of 1,227 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
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.
