Montluel grades B− overall: better than 48% of compared French towns, and #43 of 53 in Ain. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 73% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% 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 Montluel 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 Montluel.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
23.4% of commuters in Montluel go to work without a car, more than in Ain’s towns and compared French towns
On this, Montluel is above both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Montluel has 3,100 jobs for 3,150 working residents, 1 per worker.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
Public transport13%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,100
jobs based in Montluel, 1 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,400
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 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2013
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Montluel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2013. 13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
6historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit5
Level not given1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1930
first monument protected
2013
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C
The median sale price of homes in Montluel is €2,769/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 233 sales of houses and apartments in Montluel 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.
€2,769/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montluel€2,769/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,270/m²
90
Apartments
€2,600/m²
143
€13.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.90 to €16.33/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Côtière à Montluel
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Montluel’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 63% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 660 residents of Montluel died, against 649 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. Its two care homes for older people (128 places) count their residents as Montluel’s; allowing for them, deaths were 16% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Montluel · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Lyon Nord
9.7 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
Montluel has more crime per resident than 61% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 196 offenses in the graded categories in Montluel in 2025.
9.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage54
Other physical violence40
Family violence34
Theft from vehicles26
Vehicle theft19
Burglary15
Sexual violence8
Armed robbery0
Drug use87
Fraud63
Theft without violence38
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.
9.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
196
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
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Montluel’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montluel
Is Montluel safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #40 of 53 in Ain. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 54 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montluel good?
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #36 of 54 in Ain. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montluel expensive to live in?
By type: houses €3,270/m² (90 sales), apartments €2,600/m² (143 sales). Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.34/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montluel grades C for cost of living.
About Montluel
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montluel is a commune of 6,895 people in the Communauté de communes de la Côtière à Montluel. 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.
