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748 people live in this town in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Hautecourt-Romanèche a good place to live?

Hautecourt-Romanèche has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a quarter of homes. The median price paid is €1,766/m².

What makes Hautecourt-Romanèche stand out

The 2 things Hautecourt-Romanèche does most differently from other towns.

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Donjon de Buenc (ruines)
Donjon de Buenc (ruines) · Inscrit · Photo: Thierry de Villepin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hautecourt-Romanèche’s story

Hautecourt-Romanèche in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Hautecourt-Romanèche, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Georges Salendre, born in 1890, is the one person born in Hautecourt-Romanèche before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1974First protected: Donjon de Buenc (ruines)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hautecourt-Romanèche.

History

Hautecourt-Romanèche keeps more of its old housing than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Hautecourt-Romanèche, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1974
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Hautecourt-Romanèche than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: 28% of adults

Under-15s account for 18% of the population. The middle age in Hautecourt-Romanèche is 46.6. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, higher than Ain’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (22%).

46.6median age
Hautecourt-RomanècheAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Hautecourt-Romanèche
Hautecourt-RomanècheAin medianFrance median
Under 1518%20%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4419%24%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+22%19%22%
No diploma17%17%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education28%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Hautecourt-Romanèche walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

Hautecourt-Romanèche has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Unemployment stood at 6.4%, lower than both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,730 a year.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Hautecourt-Romanèche, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Hautecourt-Romanèche than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.57/m² a month

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

Sales in Hautecourt-Romanèche from July 2023 to June 2026: 41 houses and apartments.

€1,766/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Hautecourt-Romanèche€1,766/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,766/m²41
€10.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.40 to €13.30/m² a month)
€10.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hautecourt-Romanèche

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Landmarks

Hautecourt-Romanèche has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Donjon de Buenc (ruines): Photo: Thierry de Villepin · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Hautecourt-Romanèche

One notable person was born in Hautecourt-Romanèche.

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Hautecourt-Romanèche’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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CeyzériatMontréal-la-ClusePont-d'AinNantuaBourg-en-BressePéronnasCeyzériatMontréal-la-ClusePont-d'AinNantuaBourg-en-BressePéronnasHautecourt-Romanèche
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Hautecourt-Romanèche748—————
Ceyzériat3,3284.9A+C+A−B+
Montréal-la-Cluse3,5687.6BB−A−B−
Pont-d'Ain2,8438.3DB+DD
Nantua3,4169C+A−CB−
Bourg-en-Bresse42,3729.6CB−DC+
Péronnas6,44410AC+BA

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

About Hautecourt-Romanèche

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Hautecourt-Romanèche is a commune of 748 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

Population
748 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
8.3 sq mi (21.4 km²)
INSEE code
01184

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 November 4, 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.