Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 630 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Samognat is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Samognat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du temple romain, in Izernore, 2.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Samognat.
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Ain’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Samognat has a median age of 50.2. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Samognat | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 40% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €30,000 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Ain’s towns (€27,670) and compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 4.5% are unemployed. No commute at all: 2.1% of working residents in Samognat 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.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège AmpèreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 146 | 68%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Arbez-CarmeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 182 | 97%±0 pts |
| Collège Louis LumièreBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 130 | 89%+13 pts |
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.
Houses made up 95% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Samognat recorded 21 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Samognat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Samognat yet.
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
Samognat is a commune of 630 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération. 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.