Four banal: Photo: Trecpeter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Beauretour: Photo: Trecpeter · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses.
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Ain’s towns and compared French towns
47.6median age
Degrees are held by 28% of adults, below both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15.
Saint-Germain-les-ParoissesAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses are out of work than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.8%
4%walk, cycle or take transit
Per resident in work, Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). 4.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €27,920 a year per consumption unit, near Ain’s towns (€27,670) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses, 0.2 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses is a commune of 422 people in the Communauté de communes Bugey Sud. 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
422 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bugey Sud
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.3 km²)
INSEE code
01358
Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
