Ramasse sits above 98% of compared French towns for couples with children (39%)
By its share of flats (2.4%), Ramasse is below 99% of compared French towns. This Ain town had 336 residents in 140 households at the 2023 census. In Ramasse, 5.5% of homes are second homes. With a median age of 40.8, Ramasse is younger than nearly three quarters of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Ain median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Ramasse
A town of families
39% of households are couples with children and 6.9% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Ramasse had 271 residents at the 2012 census and 336 in 2023, up 24%: faster growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A growing town: +24% since 2012, faster than 93% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
In two steps, +20% to 2017 and +4% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +13% in Ain.
Residents aged 65 and over: 13%, a lower share than 95% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Ramasse 40.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 11% in Ramasse. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
6.9% of households are single parents, below 91% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Ain median and the France median
Living alone · share
Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Ramasse comes in at 30%. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.4 people.
Ramasse sits below 99% of compared French towns for households without a car (1.4%)
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Of all households, 7% moved in during the last two years and 21% have stayed three decades or more. On average, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 7.3%, more than in 57% of compared French towns.
A median standard of living of €27,310 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €27,310 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 64% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manual worker than 75% of compared French towns: 10%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
11% of households are headed by a manager or professional (typical compared French town: 9.4%). Compared with other places, households headed by a retired person are scarce here: 31%, fewer than in 61% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manual worker come to 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 0.6% of residents are immigrants in Ramasse
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Ramasse, 21% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 84% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
By its share of married residents (46%), Ramasse is above 71% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
In Ramasse, 9.9% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 37% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. Across the comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
4th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 336 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Every neighbor is older than Ramasse
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramasse | 40.8 | 13% | 5.5% | 0.6% |
| Ceyzériat 3,328 · 2 mi | 45.1 | 23% | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| Bourg-en-Bresse 42,372 · 6.3 mi | 41.4 | 23% | 2.5% | 19% |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois 2,584 · 7.1 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 1.7% | 4.5% |
| Péronnas 6,444 · 7.2 mi | 48.1 | 28% | 1.7% | 8.6% |
| Viriat 7,102 · 7.7 mi | 43 | 20% | 1.8% | 6.8% |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg 6,160 · 7.8 mi | 49.2 | 27% | 1.2% | 8.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Ramasse
What is the population of Ramasse?
336 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% more than in 2012 (271).
How old are Ramasse’s residents?
The median age is 40.8, younger than 74% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Ramasse?
9, with occasional dwellings: 5.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Ramasse?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.6% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Ramasse?
€27,310 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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