Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 544 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Sainte-Croix is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Sainte-Croix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Croix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ensemble castral du Montellier, in Le Montellier, 3.5 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Croix.
Children under 15 make up 19%, about level with Ain’s towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. Graduates make up 37% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Croix | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.5% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 7.4% are unemployed. For its 250 residents in work, Sainte-Croix has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents here at the census.
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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.4 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Émile CizainNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 154 | 93%+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.
Sainte-Croix recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €13.71/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Sainte-Croix. Best known first.
Nothing in Sainte-Croix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Sainte-Croix.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sainte-Croix is a commune of 544 people in the Communauté de communes de la Côtière à Montluel. 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.