Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 299 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Mijoux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Mijoux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mijoux: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
15% 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 Mijoux.
In the comparison, Mijoux comes below both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.7% of the town.
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Mijoux | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Mijoux, that is above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mijoux: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Mijoux is Zone autour de la table d'orientation de Montrond.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Mijoux sits above both Ain’s towns (€27,670) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 3.1%. Mijoux has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.8 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 61 sales of houses and apartments in Mijoux from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,641/m² for the median of compared towns in Ain.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €2,593/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Mijoux. Best known first.
Mijoux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Zone autour de la table d'orientation de Montrond: Photo: Henk Monster · CC BY 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mijoux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mijoux | 299 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gex | 13,627 | 4 | A− | C− | B− | A |
| Cessy | 5,832 | 4.9 | A+ | C− | A | A+ |
| Ségny | 2,941 | 6 | — | C− | — | A+ |
| Saint-Claude Jura | 8,386 | 6.3 | B | A+ | C | B |
| Divonne-les-Bains | 10,464 | 7.4 | C+ | D− | B− | A+ |
| Ornex | 5,082 | 7.5 | B− | D | B− | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mijoux is a commune of 299 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Gex. 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.