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580 residents make their home in this town in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux.
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.2%, below Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 28% of the population. Half the people of Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux are older than 53.2.
45% women, 55% men
About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux is Ferme Bourbon.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For its 250 residents in work, Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux has 150 jobs: 0.6 each. The median disposable income is €24,740 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 8.1%, close to Ain’s towns (8.3%) and below compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux from July 2023 to June 2026: 24 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ferme Bourbon: Photo: Jlpigache · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux yet.
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| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux | 580 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse | 2,743 | 8.8 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Attignat | 3,409 | 12 | — | B− | — | A |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire | 6,446 | 12 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Bâgé-Dommartin | 4,050 | 13 | A | B+ | A | A |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois | 2,584 | 13 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Polliat | 2,741 | 14 | — | B | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux is a commune of 580 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) · 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.