Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 756 residents in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. One in ten homes here are second homes. The median home sells for €2,016/m².
The 2 things Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ancien), in Saint-Denis-en-Bugey, 3 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens 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-Rémens.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.9% of residents. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens have a median age of 37.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 10.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 350 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,200 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 3.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de la Plaine de l'AinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 148 | 96%+1 pt |
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.
House rents are put at about €11.35/m² a month. Houses were 89% of what sold. 35 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,019/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens yet.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens is a commune of 756 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain. 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-Rémens | 756 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon | 3,849 | 2.9 | B | C | C+ | B |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 15,934 | 3.8 | C− | C+ | C− | C |
| Meximieux | 8,247 | 4.8 | C+ | C− | C+ | B− |
| Lagnieu | 7,411 | 5.1 | B+ | B− | B | C+ |
| Ambronay | 2,841 | 5.2 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Chalamont | 2,533 | 5.7 | A | B+ | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.