FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
France›Ain›Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

ReyssouzeAin

A town of 996 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Reyssouze a good place to live?

Reyssouze is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Ferme Coulas
Ferme Coulas · Inscrit · Photo: Jlpigache · CC BY-SA 3.0
Reyssouze’s story

Reyssouze in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Reyssouze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1974First protected: Ferme Coulas
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Reyssouze.

History

Old homes shape Reyssouze: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Reyssouze sits above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Reyssouze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1974
first monument protected
24%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Reyssouze than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults

That puts Reyssouze below both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% of the town.

48.1median age
ReyssouzeAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Reyssouze
ReyssouzeAin medianFrance median
Under 1517%20%17%
15–248.6%11%11%
25–4419%24%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+24%19%22%
No diploma29%17%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education20%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Reyssouze walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 2.8%

On this, Reyssouze is below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 6.5% of the labour force are out of work. Reyssouze has 150 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Reyssouze, 0.3 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

In the comparison, Reyssouze comes below both Ain’s towns (91.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Reyssouze86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Antoine ChintreuilNearest collègeCollègeCollège8486%−3 pts
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
0.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Reyssouze is €11.38/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Reyssouze€11.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€11.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.70 to €14.90/m² a month)
€9.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Musée Chintreuil and 2 more in and around Reyssouze

Heritage and museums in and near Reyssouze. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Reyssouze

13pages on Reyssouze

Landmarks

Reyssouze has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ferme Coulas: Photo: Jlpigache · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Reyssouze

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Reyssouze yet.

How we find them →

Reyssouze’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ain →
FeillensBâgé-DommartinReplongesTournusMâconCharnay-lès-MâconFeillensBâgé-DommartinReplongesTournusMâconCharnay-lès-MâconReyssouze
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Reyssouze996—————
Feillens3,4116.7A+B−A+A
Bâgé-Dommartin4,0507.2AB+AA
Replonges3,9568.9B−C+B+B−
Tournus Saône-et-Loire5,7019.2BA−D−B−
Mâcon Saône-et-Loire35,1779.4CBC−B
Charnay-lès-Mâcon Saône-et-Loire8,22710BCA−B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Reyssouze

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Reyssouze is a commune of 996 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse et Saône. 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

Population
996 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bresse et Saône
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.6 km²)
INSEE code
01323

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.