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1,152 people live in this town in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey’s strongest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on jobs & income as well — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment. At the median price of €2,283/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain. Where it falls short is walkability: 72% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey 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.
Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1938.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The list names few of Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Fontaine-lavoir de Collonges: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey is Hopital Prive D Amberieu, 6.6 mi away. 60 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 94: 36% below. Also worth knowing: in Ain, women can expect to live 85.9 years and men 82 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. One GP practises in the town.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.3 mi away. General-bac pupils go 5.3 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ClaudelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 182 | 91%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
7.9% 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. Of those in the labour force, 7.5% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under 15: 18% of residents. 10% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Half of Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey is older than 44, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 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.
Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.38/m² a month, lower than both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €2,283/m²: 33 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 85% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey yet.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey is a commune of 1,152 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-Sorlin-en-Bugey | 1,152 | — | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Lagnieu | 7,411 | 1.4 | B+ | B− | B | C+ |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 15,934 | 5.1 | C− | C+ | C− | C |
| Montalieu-Vercieu Isère | 3,510 | 5.3 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon | 3,849 | 7.1 | B | C | C+ | B |
| Meximieux | 8,247 | 8.2 | C+ | C− | C+ | B− |
| Ambronay | 2,841 | 8.3 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.3 recorded violent incidents and 11.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,283/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey grades B− 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 9, 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.