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A town of 952 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Just is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Just as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye de Brou, in Bourg-en-Bresse, 2.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Just. Best known first.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou3.6 km west, in Bourg-en-BresseCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse4.4 km west, in Bourg-en-BresseChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Nicolas-de-Tolentin de Brou3.6 km west, in Bourg-en-BresseMuseumMuseumMusée de Brou3.5 km west, in Bourg-en-BresseMonastery or conventMonastery or conventPorte des Jacobins4.4 km west, in Bourg-en-BressePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Just.
26% of residents are 65 or over, above Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 36% of adults. Typical age in Saint-Just: 52.2, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Just | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Saint-Just: 650, for 400 residents in work (1.6 each). Median disposable income comes to €29,740 a year per consumption unit. 7.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away. The bac pass rate near Saint-Just is 93.6%, near both Ain’s towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victoire DaubiéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 84%+3 pts |
| Lycée Edgar QuinetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 373 | 92%−5 pts |
| Collège du RevermontBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 121 | 93%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,500/m²: 34 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Just between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for just over nine in ten sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,641/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Just is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Just 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-Just | 952 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ceyzériat | 3,328 | 2.1 | A+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 42,372 | 2.6 | C | B− | D | C+ |
| Péronnas | 6,444 | 3.5 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg | 6,160 | 4.1 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Viriat | 7,102 | 4.6 | B+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois | 2,584 | 6.1 | — | B | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Just is a commune of 952 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse. 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.