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OutriazAin

A town of 263 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Outriaz a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Outriaz

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Nantua, 6.6 mi away.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Outriaz.

Who lives here

Outriaz skews older, with 27% of residents 65 or over, more than Ain’s towns or compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 9.2%, lower than both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 18% of residents. Typical age in Outriaz: 44.3, the median.

44.3median age
OutriazAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Outriaz
OutriazAin medianFrance median
Under 1518%20%17%
15–249.2%11%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6423%26%26%
65+27%19%22%
No diploma19%17%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education31%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Outriaz has lower unemployment than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 3.5%

Median disposable income comes to €28,100 a year per consumption unit. For its 100 residents in work, Outriaz has 150 jobs: 1.1 each. Also worth knowing: on foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 11.2% of commuters travelled at the census.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot9%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Outriaz, 1.1 per working resident
3.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Outriaz than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.57/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.94/m² a month. The market in Outriaz: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Outriaz€9.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€9.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.43 to €12.33/m² a month)
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Chartreuse de Meyriat and 3 more in and around Outriaz

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Outriaz. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Outriaz

12pages on Outriaz

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Outriaz

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

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Outriaz’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 →
NantuaPlateau d'HautevilleMontréal-la-ClusePont-d'AinAmbronayAmbérieu-en-BugeyNantuaPlateau d'HautevilleMontréal-la-ClusePont-d'AinAmbronayAmbérieu-en-BugeyOutriaz
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Outriaz263—————
Nantua3,4166.6C+A−CB−
Plateau d'Hauteville4,8577.5A+B+A+A−
Montréal-la-Cluse3,5688.1BB−A−B−
Pont-d'Ain2,8439.8DB+DD
Ambronay2,84110A−B+B−B+
Ambérieu-en-Bugey15,93412C−C+C−C

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

About Outriaz

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Outriaz is a commune of 263 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération. 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
263 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
INSEE code
01282

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.