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A town of 1,039 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Marsonnas has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 51% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Marsonnas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Marsonnas 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marsonnas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ferme de Sougey, in Montrevel-en-Bresse, 1.7 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marsonnas.
The jobless rate is 4.4%. 2.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 100 jobs are based in Marsonnas, for 500 working residents (0.2 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under-15s account for nearly a fifth of the population. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, near Ain’s towns (19%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Marsonnas | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.4 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de l'HuppeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 182 | 88%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.38/m² a month, close to Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 50 homes were sold in Marsonnas. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.21/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,806/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Marsonnas is Centre hospitalier de Bourg En Bresse Fleyriat, 10.4 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 84 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 76, 10% fewer. In Ain, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
Museums and heritage in and near Marsonnas. Best known first.
Nothing in Marsonnas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Marsonnas.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsonnas | 1,039 | — | — | B | — | C+ |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse | 2,743 | 2.4 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Bâgé-Dommartin | 4,050 | 5.5 | A | B+ | A | A |
| Attignat | 3,409 | 5.9 | — | B− | — | A |
| Polliat | 2,741 | 6.9 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Feillens | 3,411 | 8.5 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Vonnas | 3,255 | 9.1 | A− | B | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Marsonnas has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.4 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marsonnas grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Marsonnas is a commune of 1,039 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
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.