Guéreins has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 49% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,750/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Val de Saône Centre. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 4.9% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Guéreins 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 Guéreins.
HealthHealth A
Guéreins’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 91% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Guéreins records 70 deaths per 100 expected, below both Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 77 residents of Guéreins died, against 110 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw70
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Guéreins · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique du Beaujolais
7.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique du Beaujolais
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Guéreins has lower unemployment than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%
That puts Guéreins below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €30,150 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
550
jobs based in Guéreins, 0.8 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 31% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 19% are 65 or over, against 11% and 19% in the median compared commune of Ain. 30% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Ain 32%, France 30%).
43.4median age
GuéreinsAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Guéreins keeps more of its old housing than Ain or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Guéreins comes above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Guéreins, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Guéreins
Is Guéreins safe?
Guéreins has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Guéreins good?
They grade C+, better than 35% of compared French towns. 96% of 364 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Aiguerande in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Guéreins expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,750/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.69/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Guéreins grades B− for cost of living.
About Guéreins
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Guéreins is a commune of 1,512 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Saône Centre. 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.
