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Home to 4,332 people, this town lies in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost ranks #25 of 53 in Ain, with an A− overall. That leaves it better than three quarters of compared French towns. Residents are healthier than most (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. School results trail most towns: bac results 2.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.6 points below the expected rate. At €2,754/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Miribel et du Plateau.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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-Maurice-de-Beynost 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-Maurice-de-Beynost as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir de Montaberlet ou de Pierre-Fitte, in Décines-Charpieu, 4.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost.
Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost holds 2,000 jobs; 1,900 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. At the census, 21.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 8.8% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
361 deaths in Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 382: 5% below. In Ain, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 82 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 3 general practitioners here.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Just over nine in ten candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost, about level with Ain’s towns (91.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 100% passed the bac pro, of 47 candidates. School results put the town #48 of 54 in Ain.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anne FrankNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 110 | 85%−7 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 65 | 97%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 47 | 100%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents. Among adults, 33% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 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.
The median price, €2,754/m², comes from 115 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost sell for €3,451/m² and apartments for €2,455/m². The sales split: 37% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,451/m² | 43 |
| Apartments | €2,455/m² | 72 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.5 violent offenses and 14.3 graded property crimes a year. All told, Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost had 81 recorded offenses in 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 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, 4.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost. Best known first.
2 notable people were born in Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost.
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Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost is a commune of 4,332 people in the Communauté de communes de Miribel et du Plateau. 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
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-Maurice-de-Beynost | 4,332 | — | A− | C+ | B− | A |
| Beynost | 5,198 | 1.1 | B+ | C | C | A |
| Miribel | 10,395 | 1.5 | B+ | C− | C− | A− |
| La Boisse | 3,449 | 2.8 | A | C− | A | A |
| Montluel | 6,895 | 4 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Jonage Rhône | 6,144 | 4 | B | D | C+ | A |
| Rillieux-la-Pape Rhône | 31,389 | 4.1 | D | D | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #31 of 53 in Ain. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 36 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #48 of 54 in Ain. 97% of 65 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Joseph in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,754/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost grades C+ for cost of living.
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.