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A town of 2,186 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Montagnat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 6% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,847/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 4.7% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Montagnat does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montagnat 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montagnat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Montagnat. Best known first.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou4.7 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BresseChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Nicolas-de-Tolentin de Brou4.7 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BresseMuseumMuseumMusée de Brou4.6 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BresseFortFortTour de Deaul3.8 km east, in RevonnasChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pennesuyt4.1 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BressePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montagnat.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 4 general practitioners in Montagnat. In Ain, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 82 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 144 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 98, 32% fewer.
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.
Median disposable income comes to €30,990 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 2.4% of working residents in Montagnat to work at the census. At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Montagnat 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.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 6% of the total, below Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,847/m², comes from 48 sales of houses and apartments in Montagnat from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,847/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 21% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.3% of residents, lower than both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). A fifth of residents have reached 65.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Montagnat | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 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.
Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 3.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Lucie AubracNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 140 | 93%±0 pts |
| Collège Victoire DaubiéBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 99 | 84%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
For 2025, the figures show 28 offenses in Montagnat. Violence against people averaged 4.1 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10.5. In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes locally.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 31.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Montagnat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Montplaisant: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montagnat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagnat | 2,186 | — | — | C+ | — | A |
| Ceyzériat | 3,328 | 2.1 | A+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 42,372 | 3.3 | C | B− | D | C+ |
| Péronnas | 6,444 | 3.5 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg | 6,160 | 4.6 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Viriat | 7,102 | 5.9 | B+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois | 2,584 | 7.8 | — | B | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montagnat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 48% 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 €2,847/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montagnat grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montagnat is a commune of 2,186 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.