Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Murs-et-Gélignieux.
History
Murs-et-Gélignieux keeps more of its old housing than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
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The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Murs-et-Gélignieux is Abri sous roche dit Grotte préhistorique de la Bonne-Femme.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Murs-et-Gélignieux than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, above both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Murs-et-Gélignieux: 49.6, the median. 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
49.6median age
Murs-et-GélignieuxAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Murs-et-Gélignieux walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 3.3%
Unemployment runs at 4.3%. The median disposable income was €28,860 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Ain’s towns (€27,670) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Murs-et-Gélignieux didn’t travel to work at all.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Murs-et-Gélignieux, 0.2 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Murs-et-Gélignieux
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Murs-et-Gélignieux is a commune of 239 people in the Communauté de communes Bugey Sud. 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.
