Neuville-les-Dames’s strongest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 37% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is its weak spot — 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median home sells for €1,976/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Neuville-les-Dames has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Neuville-les-Dames 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 Neuville-les-Dames.
HealthHealth A+
Neuville-les-Dames loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 63 per 100 expected, below Ain’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
181 deaths in Neuville-les-Dames between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 216: 16% below. The nearest emergency department to Neuville-les-Dames is Centre hospitalier de Bourg En Bresse Fleyriat, 10.6 mi away. The town has 2 family doctors. Also worth knowing: in Ain, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−37%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted63
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Neuville-les-Dames · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Bourg En Bresse Fleyriat
10.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Bourg En Bresse Fleyriat
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Only 4.5% of commuters in Neuville-les-Dames go to work without a car, fewer than in Ain’s towns and compared French towns
6.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Neuville-les-Dames has 250 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.4 per worker. No commute at all: 5.4% of working residents here at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Neuville-les-Dames, 0.4 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Neuville-les-Dames hold a degree than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 24%
Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 16%, below Ain’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The middle age in Neuville-les-Dames is 45.9.
45.9median age
Neuville-les-DamesAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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
History
Old homes shape Neuville-les-Dames: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Neuville-les-Dames has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Neuville-les-Dames has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
0 offenses in the graded categories were recorded in Neuville-les-Dames in 2025.
4.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Fraud10
Theft without violence8
Drug use0
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.
4.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
83.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Neuville-les-Dames
Is Neuville-les-Dames safe?
Neuville-les-Dames has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Neuville-les-Dames expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Neuville-les-Dames grades A− for cost of living.
About Neuville-les-Dames
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Neuville-les-Dames is a commune of 1,565 people in the Communauté de communes de la Dombes. 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.
