Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 832 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Port is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Port as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Nantua, 2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Port.
Port sits below both Ain’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. 24% of residents are 65 or over.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Port | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Port has 700 jobs for 350 working residents, 1.9 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Port below both Ain’s towns (91.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Théodore RossetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 152 | 84%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Xavier BichatNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 145 | 98%±0 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.
On this, Port is below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Port. Best known first.
MuseumMusée départemental d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura3.4 km east, in NantuaAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Nantua3.3 km east, in NantuaChâteauChâteauChâteau de Volognat4.6 km west, in Nurieux-VolognatMuseumMuseumMusée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Ain3.3 km east, in NantuaChâteauChâteauChâteau de Maillat3.9 km southwest, in MaillatAttractionAttractionMarmites2.3 km northeast, in Montréal-la-ClusePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Port 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 Port yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Port is a commune of 832 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
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.