Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,444 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Péronnas grades A overall: better than 85% of compared French towns, and #15 of 53 in Ain. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Péronnas 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 1 historic monument in Péronnas, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
2.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Péronnas. Best known first.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou2.5 km northeast, in Bourg-en-BresseChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Bécassinièrein townCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse2.8 km northeast, in Bourg-en-BresseAttractionAttractionÉglise Saint-Nicolas-de-Tolentin de Brou2.5 km northeast, in Bourg-en-BresseMuseumMuseumMusée de Brou2.5 km northeast, in Bourg-en-BressePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Péronnas.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Péronnas below both Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 820 residents of Péronnas died, against 804 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
At the census, 13.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Péronnas has 2,750 jobs for 2,600 working residents, 1.1 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Péronnas is above both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Péronnas | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Police and gendarmerie recorded 147 offenses in the graded categories in Péronnas in 2025.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 190 sales of houses and apartments in Péronnas from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,641/m² for the median of compared towns in Ain.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,324/m² | 133 |
| Apartments | €2,154/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Péronnas, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 2.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Péronnas comes close to Ain’s towns (91.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les CôtesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 98 | 95%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Joseph-Marie CarriatNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 448 | 95%−2 pts |
| Collège du RevermontBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 121 | 93%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Péronnas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Saix: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Péronnas.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Péronnas | 6,444 | — | A | C+ | B | A |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg | 6,160 | 1.5 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 42,372 | 1.6 | C | B− | D | C+ |
| Viriat | 7,102 | 4.2 | B+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Ceyzériat | 3,328 | 5.3 | A+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Polliat | 2,741 | 5.9 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Attignat | 3,409 | 7.3 | — | B− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #21 of 53 in Ain. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 49 burglaries and 37 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #25 of 54 in Ain. 95% of 448 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Joseph-Marie Carriat in 2025, 2 points below 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 €12.11/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Péronnas grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Péronnas is a commune of 6,444 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse. 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.