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A town of 151 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Ordonnaz a good place to live?

Ordonnaz is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Ordonnaz stand out

The one thing Ordonnaz does most differently from other towns.

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Ordonnaz’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Ordonnaz’s story

No historic monuments in Ordonnaz

The Culture ministry lists no building in Ordonnaz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Aqueduc romain, in Briord, 4.7 mi away.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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Who lives here

An older town: 27% of people in Ordonnaz are 65 or over, more than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns

On this, Ordonnaz is above both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). 9.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

46.6median age
OrdonnazAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

40% women, 60% men

About 68 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ordonnaz
OrdonnazAin medianFrance median
Under 1518%20%17%
15–249.3%11%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+27%19%22%
No diploma12%17%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education28%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Ordonnaz has lower unemployment than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5%

In the comparison, Ordonnaz comes below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Ordonnaz has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 1.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Ordonnaz, 0.3 per working resident
4.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Ordonnaz is €11.96/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ordonnaz€11.96/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€11.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.55 to €14.99/m² a month)
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ordonnaz

11pages on Ordonnaz

Landmarks

Nothing in Ordonnaz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Ordonnaz

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ordonnaz yet.

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Ordonnaz’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ain →
Montalieu-VercieuBelleyPlateau d'HautevilleLagnieuMorestelCuloz-BéonMontalieu-VercieuBelleyPlateau d'HautevilleLagnieuMorestelCuloz-BéonOrdonnaz
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ordonnaz151—————
Montalieu-Vercieu Isère3,5106.7C−B+C−D
Belley9,3889.1A−B−B−B
Plateau d'Hauteville4,8579.6A+B+A+A−
Lagnieu7,41110B+B−BC+
Morestel Isère4,34011C−C+C−D
Culoz-Béon3,45312BBB−C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Ordonnaz

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Ordonnaz is a commune of 151 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain. 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
151 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.8 km²)
INSEE code
01280

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.