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A town of 260 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Only 12% of residents are 65 or over.
Saint-Sulpice is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Saint-Sulpice does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Sulpice: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
28% 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-Sulpice.
Saint-Sulpice sits above both Ain’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. Over-65s are 12% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Sulpice | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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.
That puts Saint-Sulpice above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Sulpice: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Saint-Sulpice is Ferme des Broguets.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Saint-Sulpice is below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Saint-Sulpice has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker. At the census, 2.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Sulpice: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Ferme du Colombier: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferme des Broguets: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Sulpice 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-Sulpice | 260 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse | 2,743 | 3.9 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Bâgé-Dommartin | 4,050 | 4 | A | B+ | A | A |
| Attignat | 3,409 | 6.4 | — | B− | — | A |
| Polliat | 2,741 | 6.6 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Feillens | 3,411 | 7.2 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Vonnas | 3,255 | 7.4 | A− | B | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Sulpice is a commune of 260 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 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.
