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A town of 6,247 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Jassans-Riottier grades B− overall: better than 55% of compared French towns, and #38 of 53 in Ain. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 72% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Jassans-Riottier 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.
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Jassans-Riottier has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
4.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Jassans-Riottier. Best known first.
AttractionChemin de fer touristique d'Anse4.5 km southwest, in Anse
MuseumMusée Paul-Dini de Villefranche-sur-Saône3.1 km west, in Villefranche-sur-SaôneAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saint-Bernard4.9 km southwest, in Saint-BernardChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beauregard2 km north, in BeauregardMuseumMuseumMusée des conscrits de Villefranche-sur-Saône3.3 km west, in Villefranche-sur-SaônePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jassans-Riottier.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Jassans-Riottier goes for €3,207/m², an apartment for €2,768/m². The estimated advertised rent is €13.49/m² a month, higher than both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 184 houses and apartments changed hands here from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,207/m² | 110 |
| Apartments | €2,768/m² | 74 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Jassans-Riottier has 1,350 jobs for 2,700 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income was €27,200 a year per consumption unit, about level with Ain’s towns (€27,670) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 7.6% of working residents in Jassans-Riottier to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Jassans-Riottier can choose among 5 GPs. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 82 per 100 expected, close to Ain’s towns (82) and below compared French towns (88). 637 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, close to the 636 that France’s rates at each age predict. Average lifespans in Ain: 85.9 years for women, 82 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Results rank its schools #23 of 54 in Ain. At the five general lycées, 97% of 1,413 candidates passed the bac, 0.7 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léon-Marie FournetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 98 | 95%+2 pts |
| Lycée Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 113 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège Jean MoulinBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 69 | 90%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
4.7% of its homes were built before 1919, below Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Violence against people averaged 6.8 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 13.9. In 2025, 138 offenses were recorded in Jassans-Riottier. Of the graded crimes here, family violence came up most often (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
18% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Ain’s towns (20%). Jassans-Riottier has a median age of 45 years. Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Jassans-Riottier | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jassans-Riottier has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoir de la Rigaudière: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Jassans-Riottier as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jassans-Riottier | 6,247 | — | B− | D | B− | B+ |
| Frans | 2,582 | 0.8 | A | B− | A− | B+ |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône Rhône | 36,172 | 1.9 | C | C− | D | B |
| Fareins | 2,533 | 2.6 | A+ | B | A− | A+ |
| Limas Rhône | 4,750 | 2.6 | B+ | C− | C | A |
| Gleizé Rhône | 8,035 | 3 | B+ | C− | C | A |
| Trévoux | 7,013 | 3 | A− | B− | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #31 of 53 in Ain. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 32 burglaries and 31 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns and #23 of 54 in Ain. The lycée stands out: 100% of 113 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Jassans-Riottier grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Jassans-Riottier is a commune of 6,247 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Villefranche Beaujolais Saône. 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
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 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.