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A town of 1,590 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Bernard has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €3,731/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Dombes Saône Vallée. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Saint-Bernard does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Bernard 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Bernard: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Bernard. Best known first.
AttractionChemin de fer touristique d'Anse900 m west, in Anse
MuseumMusée Paul-Dini de Villefranche-sur-Saône4.9 km north, in Villefranche-sur-SaôneMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChâteau de La Bruyèrein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fontaine2 km west, in AnseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fetan1.1 km southeast, in TrévouxPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bernard.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Saint-Bernard comes above both Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 332 residents of Saint-Bernard died, against 190 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 74% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
For Saint-Bernard, that is above both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). 27% of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Bernard | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €3,731/m², above both Ain’s towns (€2,641/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,737/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Bernard sits above both Ain’s towns (€27,670) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 5.5%.
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.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Bernard: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Bernard, 95.2% passed the bac, close to Ain’s towns (94.2%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Asa PauliniNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 191 | 92%−3 pts |
| Lycée du Val-de-SaôneNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 405 | 95%−3 pts |
| Collège Jean MoulinBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 69 | 90%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Saint-Bernard’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien prieuré de La Bruyère dit château de La Bruyère: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Bernard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bernard | 1,590 | — | — | C+ | — | D− |
| Anse Rhône | 8,206 | 1.5 | C+ | C+ | C | C+ |
| Trévoux | 7,013 | 2 | A− | B− | C+ | A− |
| Pommiers Rhône | 2,618 | 2.3 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Limas Rhône | 4,750 | 2.4 | B+ | C− | C | A |
| Jassans-Riottier | 6,247 | 2.7 | B− | D | B− | B+ |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône Rhône | 36,172 | 2.8 | C | C− | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Bernard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 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 47% of compared French towns. 95% of 405 candidates passed the bac at Lycée du Val-de-Saône in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.69/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Bernard grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Bernard is a commune of 1,590 people in the Communauté de communes Dombes Saône Vallée. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.