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This town in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 1,338.
Where it does best is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is another plus: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.1% unemployment. At the median price of €2,840/m², a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Val de Saône Centre. Its weakest is walkability (C−).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Messimy-sur-Saône has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Messimy-sur-Saône does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Messimy-sur-Saône 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.
Messimy-sur-Saône has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Messimy-sur-Saône has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Messimy-sur-Saône.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 64 residents of Messimy-sur-Saône died, against 99 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 36% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Ain is 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Messimy-sur-Saône is Polyclinique du Beaujolais, 3.5 mi away.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Unemployment stood at 6.1%, lower than both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.5% of commuters at the census. At the census, 2.3% of working residents in Messimy-sur-Saône didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Messimy-sur-Saône has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 19%, about level with Ain’s towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). Half of Messimy-sur-Saône is older than 43.9, half younger. A fifth of residents are 65 or over.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Messimy-sur-Saône | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
33 sales of houses and apartments in Messimy-sur-Saône, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,840/m². House rents are put at about €11.53/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,840/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Bois FrancNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 161 | 92%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Messimy-sur-Saône. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Fléchères1.7 km south, in FareinsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Messimyin townChâteauChâteauChâteau Bouchet3 km south, in FareinsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vallières3.3 km northwest, in Saint-Georges-de-ReneinsAttractionAttractionArtFareins3 km south, in FareinsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Messimy-sur-Saône has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Montbriand: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Messimy-sur-Saône yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messimy-sur-Saône | 1,338 | — | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Fareins | 2,533 | 1.7 | A+ | B | A− | A+ |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins Rhône | 4,677 | 2.1 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône | 3,799 | 2.6 | A | B− | A | B+ |
| Arnas Rhône | 4,601 | 3.4 | C+ | C− | C+ | D |
| Frans | 2,582 | 4 | A | B− | A− | B+ |
| Jassans-Riottier | 6,247 | 4.4 | B− | D | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Messimy-sur-Saône has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,840/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.54/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Messimy-sur-Saône grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Messimy-sur-Saône is a commune of 1,338 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
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.