Miribel grades B+ overall: better than 71% of compared French towns, and #27 of 53 in Ain. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 8.9 recorded violent incidents and 20.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €3,423/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de Miribel et du Plateau. Its strongest is walkability (A): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% 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 Miribel 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Miribel.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
On foot, Miribel works better than 92% of compared French towns
22.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €29,650 a year per consumption unit. Miribel has 5,100 jobs for 4,750 working residents, 1.1 per worker.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
Public transport12%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,100
jobs based in Miribel, 1.1 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 92% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Miribel’s ages would predict, 76 per 100 expected, under Ain’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Miribel comes below both Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 814 residents of Miribel died, against 841 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
20
GPs in Miribel · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Lyon Nord
5.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Medipole Hopital Mutualiste
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Miribel runs higher than in 78% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 311 offenses in the graded categories in Miribel in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Miribel, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here.
8.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage80
Family violence55
Theft from vehicles53
Burglary45
Vehicle theft32
Other physical violence26
Sexual violence20
Drug use103
Fraud90
Theft without violence57
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.
8.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
311
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Renting in Miribel costs more than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €14.64/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Miribel, that is above both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,423/m², comes from 332 sales of houses and apartments in Miribel from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Miribel sell for €3,778/m² and apartments for €3,190/m².
€3,423/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Miribel€3,423/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,778/m²
154
Apartments
€3,190/m²
178
€14.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.89 to €18.02/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,710
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Miribel et du Plateau
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1991
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Miribel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1991.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Miribel
Is Miribel safe?
It grades C− for safety, #49 of 53 in Ain. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 45 burglaries and 80 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Miribel good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns and #18 of 54 in Ain. 97% of 65 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Joseph in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Miribel expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,423/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Miribel grades C− for cost of living.
About Miribel
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Miribel is a commune of 10,395 people in the Communauté de communes de Miribel et du Plateau. 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
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.
