Simandre-sur-Suran is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Simandre-sur-Suran’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Simandre-sur-Suran’s story
1 historic monument, the oldest from prehistory
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Simandre-sur-Suran: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1888.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Simandre-sur-Suran before 1900, the earliest Frédéric Perrier, in 1775.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Simandre-sur-Suran.
History
Old homes shape Simandre-sur-Suran: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Simandre-sur-Suran is above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Simandre-sur-Suran: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Simandre-sur-Suran is Menhir de Pierrefiche.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer people in Simandre-sur-Suran are out of work than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.5%
For Simandre-sur-Suran, that is below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Simandre-sur-Suran has 200 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 5.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Simandre-sur-Suran, 0.6 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Simandre-sur-Suran
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Simandre-sur-Suran is a commune of 673 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
Population
673 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
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.