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LhuisAin

A town of 886 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population
886
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Home prices
€2,075
per m² · 37 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²
Rent
€11.65
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,970
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 Lhuis a good place to live?

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

What makes Lhuis stand out

The 2 things Lhuis does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
18%2%LhuisMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
18% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
33%22%LhuisMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 51. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Stéphane Batigne · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lhuis’ story

Lhuis in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lhuis: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Ferdinand Ducarre, born in 1819, is the one person born in Lhuis before 1900 that Wikidata records.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lhuis.

Who lives here

Lhuis skews older, with 33% of residents 65 or over, more than Ain’s towns or compared French towns

Lhuis sits above both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 14% of the population.

51median age
LhuisAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Lhuis
LhuisAin medianFrance median
Under 1514%20%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4418%24%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+33%19%22%
No diploma20%17%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education27%32%30%
Full pageLhuis’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages51 median age · 33% are 65 or overHouseholds370 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad3.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Lhuis?”

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

History

Lhuis keeps more of its old housing than Ain or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

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

That puts Lhuis above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lhuis: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
12th c.
oldest protected part
1930
first monument protected
Full pageLhuis’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Lhuis?”

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

Work & commute

Only 3.5% of commuters in Lhuis go to work without a car, fewer than in Ain’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Lhuis is below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 6.3% of the labour force are out of work. Lhuis has 250 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.8 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Lhuis, 0.8 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLhuis’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here250 jobs based here · 0.8 per working residentMedian income€26,970 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Buying in Lhuis costs less than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €2,075/m²

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

Half the homes sold went for more than €2,075/m², below both Ain’s towns (€2,641/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).

€2,075/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Lhuis€2,075/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,183/m²36
€11.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.42 to €14.42/m² a month)
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLhuis’ cost of living pageOpen the page
PricesMedian sale price €2,075/m²Renting€11.65/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Mérieu and 4 more in and around Lhuis

Heritage and museums in and near Lhuis. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mérieu2.6 km west, in Creys-MépieuChâteauChâteauChâteau de Groslée3.5 km southeast, in Groslée-Saint-BenoitChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varepe3.9 km southeast, in Groslée-Saint-BenoitChâteauChâteauChâteau de Brangues4.9 km south, in BranguesMuseumMuseumMusée paléoécologique de Cerin4.3 km north, in Marchamp
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lhuis

13pages on Lhuis
The big questions
Cost of livingMedian €2,075/m² · rent €11.65/m² a monthHealth1 GP · nearest emergency department 6.9 mi awayHousing37 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute250 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors12% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 51History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Classé
Église Saint-SébastienChurch · 11th–19th c. · in Conzieu, 3.4 mi
Classé
Aqueduc romainAqueduct · Antiquity · in Briord, 4.7 mi
Classé
Camp préhistorique des PortesMilitary building · Prehistory · in Contrevoz, 5.9 mi
Classé
Place de la cathédrale Saint-JeanPublic building · in Belley, 7.4 mi

Famous people from Lhuis

One notable person was born in Lhuis.

Their page →
F
Ferdinand DucarreFrench politician (1819-1883)

Lhuis’ 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 →
MorestelBelleyLes Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinMontalieu-VercieuDolomieuAosteMorestelBelleyLes Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinMontalieu-VercieuDolomieuAosteLhuis
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lhuis886—————
Morestel Isère4,3405.5C−C+C−D
Belley9,3887.3A−B−B−B
Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin Isère7,6987.4C+BB−B+
Montalieu-Vercieu Isère3,5108.2C−B+C−D
Dolomieu Isère3,1739—C—B+
Aoste Isère2,87611B+C+A−C−

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

About Lhuis

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lhuis is a commune of 886 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain. 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
886 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
9.5 sq mi (24.6 km²)
INSEE code
01216

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.