Pont-de-Veyle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,875/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de la Veyle. Its strongest is walkability (A): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Pont-de-Veyle 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 Pont-de-Veyle.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Pont-de-Veyle is easier to get around on foot than 86% of compared French towns
Pont-de-Veyle has 700 jobs for 700 working residents, 1 per worker. Unemployment stood at 12.1%, above both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,160 a year per consumption unit.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
700
jobs based in Pont-de-Veyle, 1 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Pont-de-Veyle costs less than in Ain’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.08/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,875/m², comes from 53 sales of houses and apartments in Pont-de-Veyle from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 42% were houses. House rents are put at about €9.21/m² a month.
€1,875/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pont-de-Veyle€1,875/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€1,667/m²
31
€10.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.70 to €13.20/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Veyle
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Pont-de-Veyle is above 74% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
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, 390 residents of Pont-de-Veyle died, against 276 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 42% more. Its care home for older people (111 places) counts its residents as Pont-de-Veyle’s; allowing for it, deaths were 3% below expected. The town has 4 family doctors.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw142
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Pont-de-Veyle · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch les Chanaux Macon
5.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch les Chanaux Macon
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up only 14% of Pont-de-Veyle, fewer than in Ain’s towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, below both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 30% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town.
47.5median age
Pont-de-VeyleAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Pont-de-Veyle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Over 2025, Pont-de-Veyle logged 27 recorded offenses. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 10.3 violent offenses and 12.3 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Family violence topped the graded crimes in Pont-de-Veyle (2025).
10.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence17
Criminal damage10
Armed robbery0
Fraud15
Theft without violence9
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.
10.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
29.7%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft 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, 29.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Maison dite logis du gouverneur de Savoie: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Immeuble attenant à la tour de l'Horloge, dit immeuble Dagallier: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pont-de-Veyle
Is Pont-de-Veyle safe?
Pont-de-Veyle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Pont-de-Veyle good?
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pont-de-Veyle expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,875/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pont-de-Veyle grades A− for cost of living.
About Pont-de-Veyle
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pont-de-Veyle is a commune of 1,594 people in the Communauté de communes de la Veyle. 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
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.
