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A town of 1,315 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Parcieux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.9% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Parcieux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Parcieux 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Parcieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison L'Accueil, in Albigny-sur-Saône, 3.8 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Parcieux. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Parcieux.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Parcieux below both Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Parcieux is above both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Children are 22% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Parcieux | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 49% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Parcieux, 98.0% passed the bac, above both Ain’s towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean CompagnonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 164 | 88%−4 pts |
| Lycée Rosa ParksNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 243 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège de la Sidoine PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 175 | 99%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Parcieux comes above both Ain’s towns (€2,641/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Parcieux, that is above both Ain’s towns (€27,670) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 4.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Parcieux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Parcieux yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parcieux | 1,315 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Massieux | 2,843 | 0.6 | A+ | B− | B+ | A |
| Reyrieux | 5,358 | 1.1 | B+ | B− | A− | D |
| Genay Rhône | 5,585 | 1.6 | A | C− | C+ | A |
| Quincieux Rhône | 3,679 | 2.5 | A | D | A− | A |
| Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or Rhône | 3,124 | 2.5 | A− | D | C+ | A |
| Trévoux | 7,013 | 2.7 | A− | B− | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Parcieux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. 98% of 243 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Rosa Parks in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.42/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Parcieux grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Parcieux is a commune of 1,315 people in the Communauté de communes Dombes Saône Vallée. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.