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IlliatAin

A town of 702 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population
702
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.95
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€27,840
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Illiat a good place to live?

Illiat is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Illiat stand out

The one thing Illiat does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
13%22%IlliatMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
13% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 39.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Symphorien
Église Saint-Symphorien · Inscrit · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Illiat’s story

Illiat in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2008.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Pierre-Jean Broyer, born in 1846, is the one person born in Illiat before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 2008First protected: Église Saint-Symphorien
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Illiat.

Who lives here

Children make up 25% of Illiat, above Ain’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Illiat above both Ain’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). 13% of residents are 65 or over.

39.1median age
IlliatAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education27%

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 Illiat
IlliatAin medianFrance median
Under 1525%20%17%
15–249.3%11%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+13%19%22%
No diploma18%17%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education27%32%30%
Full pageIlliat’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages39.1 median age · 13% are 65 or overHouseholds250 households · 2.8 people per householdBorn abroad1.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Illiat?”

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

History

Illiat keeps more of its old housing than Ain or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919

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

On this, Illiat is above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Illiat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
2008
first monument protected
Full pageIlliat’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes29% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Illiat?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Illiat than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 2.7%

In the comparison, Illiat comes below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 5.9% of the labour force are out of work. Illiat has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Illiat, 0.2 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageIlliat’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.2 per working residentMedian income€27,840 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Illiat costs less than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.95/m² a month

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

For Illiat, that is below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.95/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Illiat€10.95/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€10.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.56 to €14.02/m² a month)
€11.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageIlliat’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.95/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Pionneins and 3 more in and around Illiat

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Illiat. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pionneinsin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaumont3.9 km southwest, in Saint-Étienne-sur-ChalaronneChâteauChâteauChâteau du Vieux Bourg de L'Abergement-Clémenciat4.3 km southeast, in L'Abergement-ClémenciatAttractionAttractionJardins Aquatiques4.2 km southwest, in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Illiat

12pages on Illiat
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.4 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing15 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 39.1History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Église Saint-SymphorienChurch · 12th & 19th c.
Classé
Site médiéval du Vieux BourgArchaeological site · Middle Ages · in L'Abergement-Clémenciat, 2.6 mi
Classé
Pigeonnier du Moulin GrandDovecote · 17th c. · in Perrex, 5.2 mi
Classé
Église de Saint-Romain-des-IlesChurch · 11th & 12th c. · in Saint-Symphorien-d'Ancelles, 5.2 mi
Photo credits

Église Saint-Symphorien: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Illiat

One notable person was born in Illiat.

Their page →
P
Pierre-Jean BroyerFrench archbishop · 1846–1918

Illiat’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 →
Saint-Didier-sur-ChalaronneVonnasChâtillon-sur-ChalaronneLa Chapelle-de-GuinchayCrêches-sur-SaôneReplongesSaint-Didier-sur-ChalaronneVonnasChâtillon-sur-ChalaronneLa Chapelle-de-GuinchayCrêches-sur-SaôneReplongesIlliat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Illiat702—————
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne2,9343.2AA−A−C+
Vonnas3,2555.6A−BB+A−
Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne5,2505.9B−B−CC
La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Saône-et-Loire4,0186.1AB−AB−
Crêches-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire3,1986.1A−B−C−A−
Replonges3,9568.1B−C+B+B−

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

About Illiat

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Illiat is a commune of 702 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

Population
702 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val de Saône Centre
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7.9 sq mi (20.4 km²)
INSEE code
01188

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.