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The town has 1,180 residents and lies in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Rignieux-le-Franc’s strongest subject is health (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car (C+): 75% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Rignieux-le-Franc has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Rignieux-le-Franc does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Rignieux-le-Franc 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.
Rignieux-le-Franc has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Rignieux-le-Franc has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1914.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Rignieux-le-Franc. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rignieux-le-Franc.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 49 residents of Rignieux-le-Franc died, against 63 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Rignieux-le-Franc is Hopital Prive D Amberieu, 8.2 mi away. Life expectancy in Ain: 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in Rignieux-le-Franc.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. 8.5% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Rignieux-le-Franc | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Rignieux-le-Franc: 100, for 550 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 10.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
10% of homes were built before 1919. Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.
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.
The nearest general lycée is 7.7 mi away. A collège lies 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège VaugelasNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 215 | 90%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rignieux-le-Franc has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rignieux-le-Franc yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rignieux-le-Franc | 1,180 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon | 3,849 | 2.2 | B | C | C+ | B |
| Meximieux | 8,247 | 2.3 | C+ | C− | C+ | B− |
| Chalamont | 2,533 | 3.9 | A | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Béligneux | 3,535 | 6.6 | B+ | C− | B+ | C |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 15,934 | 8 | C− | C+ | C− | C |
| Lagnieu | 7,411 | 8 | B+ | B− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Rignieux-le-Franc has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 45% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rignieux-le-Franc is a commune of 1,180 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain. 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 November 4, 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.