Neuville-sur-Ain’s strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D). Buying 70 m² at the median €2,188/m² takes 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon. Schools are weaker too: brevet results 5.5 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Neuville-sur-Ain 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-sur-Ain 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-sur-Ain.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Neuville-sur-Ain works less well than nine in ten compared French towns
Jobs located in Neuville-sur-Ain: 300, for 850 residents in work (0.3 each). At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Also worth knowing: the unemployment rate comes to 6.9%.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Neuville-sur-Ain, 0.3 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 7% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Neuville-sur-Ain do less well than those of 82% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Neuville-sur-Ain is 86.1%, below Ain’s towns (91.0%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%). A collège lies 1.7 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 8.3 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Mortality in Neuville-sur-Ain, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Ain’s towns and compared French towns: 78 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Ain live to 85.9 on average and men to 82 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 101 residents of Neuville-sur-Ain died, against 130 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Neuville-sur-Ain is Hopital Prive D Amberieu, 7 mi away.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Neuville-sur-Ain · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive D Amberieu
7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive D Amberieu
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Neuville-sur-Ain costs less than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.72/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,188/m², comes from 63 sales of houses and apartments in Neuville-sur-Ain from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.54/m² a month.
€2,188/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Neuville-sur-Ain€2,188/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,188/m²
63
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.50 to €12.60/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Neuville-sur-Ain, above Ain’s towns and compared French towns
18% of residents are 65 or over, close to Ain’s towns (19%) and below compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.6% of the town. Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults.
40.4median age
Neuville-sur-AinAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Neuville-sur-Ain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.1 cases of violence against people and 14.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie figures for Neuville-sur-Ain show 26 offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
4.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage14
Vehicle theft7
Burglary5
Armed robbery0
Fraud12
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.
4.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
30.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 30.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Neuville-sur-Ain
Is Neuville-sur-Ain safe?
Neuville-sur-Ain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Neuville-sur-Ain good?
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Neuville-sur-Ain expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,188/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Neuville-sur-Ain grades B+ for cost of living.
About Neuville-sur-Ain
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Neuville-sur-Ain is a commune of 1,794 people in the Communauté de communes Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon. 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
Population
1,794 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Rives de l'Ain - Pays du Cerdon
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.
