Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,018 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Montracol has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 41% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montracol 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’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montracol; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montracol.
3.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 500 residents in work, Montracol has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,800 a year per consumption unit.
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.
79 deaths in Montracol between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 92: 14% below. 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. The nearest emergency department to Montracol is Centre hospitalier de Bourg En Bresse Fleyriat, 4.7 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Montracol recorded 20 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 18%, below Ain’s towns (20%) but above compared French towns (17%). Half of Montracol is older than 43.7, half younger. 29% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Montracol | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montracol; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Montracol. Best known first.
Montracol has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montracol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montracol | 1,018 | — | — | B+ | — | A+ |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg | 6,160 | 3.7 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Polliat | 2,741 | 3.8 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Péronnas | 6,444 | 4.3 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 42,372 | 5.2 | C | B− | D | C+ |
| Viriat | 7,102 | 5.8 | B+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Vonnas | 3,255 | 6.5 | A− | B | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montracol has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montracol is a commune of 1,018 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) · 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.