Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2,934 people, this town lies in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Where it does best is schools — bac results 4 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. With an A overall, Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne is better than 94% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #7 of 53 in Ain. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,199/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Val de Saône Centre. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne 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 no building in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Saint-Romain-des-Iles, in Saint-Symphorien-d'Ancelles, 2.1 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #5 of 54 in Ain.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 132 | 90%−1 pt |
| Lycée Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 49 | 100%+4 pts |
| Collège Bel AirBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 112 | 95%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In all, 38 offenses reached the police record in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.1 violent offenses and 10.6 graded property crimes a year. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was burglary (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 21.0% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
80 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,199/m². Of the homes sold, 81% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,315/m² | 65 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Ain: 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 225 residents of Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne died, against 242 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne is Ch les Chanaux Macon, 9.4 mi away. The town has 4 family doctors.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
Jobs located in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne: 1,050, for 1,300 residents in work (0.8 each). 8.1% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Ain’s towns (8.3%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,490 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 18%, below Ain’s towns (20%) but above compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne is 44.3 years old. 22% of residents have reached 65.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne.
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-Didier-sur-Chalaronne | 2,934 | — | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Saône-et-Loire | 4,018 | 3.6 | A | B− | A | B− |
| Crêches-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire | 3,198 | 4.7 | A− | B− | C− | A− |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais Rhône | 14,016 | 6.1 | C | C | C+ | C |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône | 3,799 | 7.1 | A | B− | A | B+ |
| Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | 5,250 | 7.9 | B− | B− | C | C |
| Vonnas | 3,255 | 8.8 | A− | B | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #9 of 53 in Ain. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns and #5 of 54 in Ain. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,199/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne is a commune of 2,934 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Saône Centre. 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 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.