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Saint-Jean-de-ThurigneuxAin

This town in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 863.

Is Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux has none. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.

What makes Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux stand out

The one thing Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux does most differently from other towns.

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Motte castrale
Motte castrale · Inscrit · Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux’s story

Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1989First protected: Motte castrale
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Landmarks

Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Motte castrale: Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux, above Ain’s towns and compared French towns

41.1median age

Graduates make up 38% of adults. The median resident of Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux is 41.1 years old. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.

Saint-Jean-de-ThurigneuxAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux
Saint-Jean-de-ThurigneuxAin medianFrance median
Under 1523%20%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+15%19%22%
No diploma11%17%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education38%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Ain’s towns and across compared French towns

1historic monument

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1989
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux run higher than in Ain’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €31,430 a year per consumption unit

5%walk, cycle or take transit

4.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 5.5%, below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux: 100, for 400 residents in work (0.3 each).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux, 0.3 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux is €11.81/m² a month

€11.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

The market in Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €12.63/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 86% were houses.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux€11.81/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€11.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.57 to €14.59/m² a month)
€12.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux

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Nearby attractions

Motte castrale de Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux and 4 more in and around Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux

Heritage in and near Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux yet.

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About Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux is a commune of 863 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

Population
863 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Dombes Saône Vallée
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.2 sq mi (16.2 km²)
INSEE code
01362

Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux’s neighbors

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

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Saint-André-de-CorcyReyrieuxMassieuxGenayMontanayTrévouxSaint-André-de-CorcyReyrieuxMassieuxGenayMontanayTrévouxSaint-Jean-de-Thurigneux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux863—————
Saint-André-de-Corcy3,3703.5BC−B+B−
Reyrieux5,3583.7B+B−A−D
Massieux2,8434.3A+B−B+A
Genay Rhône5,5854.6AC−C+A
Montanay Rhône3,3085.3A+DA−A+
Trévoux7,0135.5A−B−C+A−

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

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 8, 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.