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A town of 1,196 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Montceaux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,471/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Val de Saône Centre. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 3.3% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montceaux 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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Montceaux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
20% 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 Montceaux.
Households’ median disposable income: €30,570 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Montceaux didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 5.0% of working residents in Montceaux to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Montceaux records 80 deaths per 100 expected. 60 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 75: 20% below. The nearest emergency department to Montceaux is Polyclinique du Beaujolais, 6.8 mi away. Also worth knowing: 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.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Children under 15 make up 20% of residents. 18% of residents are 65 or over, below Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half of Montceaux is older than 45.4, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Montceaux | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 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.
A collège lies 0.8 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Montceaux, 93.9% passed the bac, close to both Ain’s towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Val de SaôneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 180 | 88%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent AiguerandeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 364 | 96%−2 pts |
| Collège Émile ZolaBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 170 | 89%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Montceaux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
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.
Behind the median of €2,471/m²: 34 houses and apartments sold in Montceaux between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.54/m² a month, lower than both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €11.22/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,471/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Montceaux. Best known first.
Montceaux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de la Batie: Photo: Jackydarne · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montceaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montceaux | 1,196 | — | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône | 3,799 | 1.5 | A | B− | A | B+ |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais Rhône | 14,016 | 3.1 | C | C | C+ | C |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins Rhône | 4,677 | 4.1 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Fareins | 2,533 | 5.1 | A+ | B | A− | A+ |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne | 2,934 | 6.2 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Arnas Rhône | 4,601 | 6.7 | C+ | C− | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montceaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 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 35% of compared French towns. 96% of 364 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Aiguerande in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,471/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montceaux grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montceaux is a commune of 1,196 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.