Izernore has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,195/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Izernore 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 Izernore.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Izernore’s ages would predict, 69 per 100 expected, under Ain’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Izernore sits below both Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 119 residents of Izernore died, against 135 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Izernore · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Haut Bugey Geovreisset
4.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Haut Bugey Geovreisset
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Fewer commuters in Izernore walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7%
In the comparison, Izernore comes below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 7.3%. Izernore has 1,500 jobs for 1,150 working residents, 1.3 per worker.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,500
jobs based in Izernore, 1.3 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Renting in Izernore costs less than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.05/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Izernore, that is below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,195/m², comes from 39 sales of houses and apartments in Izernore from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,195/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Izernore€2,195/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,166/m²
38
€10.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.00 to €12.63/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,180
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Izernore has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 30 offenses in the graded categories in Izernore in 2025. For sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 40.4% of the index here.
4.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage17
Family violence8
Other physical violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud10
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.
4.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
30
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
40.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Izernore
Is Izernore safe?
Izernore has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Izernore good?
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Izernore expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,195/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Izernore grades B− for cost of living.
About Izernore
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Izernore is a commune of 2,299 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération. 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
2,299 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération
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.
