Thoissey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 12.6% unemployment. At the median price of €1,970/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Val de Saône Centre. Its strongest is walkability (A): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Thoissey 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.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
92.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Thoissey, 100.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Ain’s towns (94.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. At the general lycée, 100% of 49 candidates passed the bac, 4 points above the expected rate.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Thoissey skews older, with 30% of residents 65 or over, more than Ain’s towns or compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, higher than both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. Among adults, 16% have a degree.
48.5median age
ThoisseyAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
57% women, 43% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 76 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Thoissey run lower than in 68% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Ain: 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Its care home for older people (171 places) counts its residents as Thoissey’s; allowing for it, deaths were 18% below expected. 437 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 338: 29% above. The nearest emergency department to Thoissey is Ch les Chanaux Macon, 9.9 mi away.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Thoissey · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch les Chanaux Macon
9.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch les Chanaux Macon
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Thoissey: 23% 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Thoissey; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 17th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Thoissey
Is Thoissey safe?
Thoissey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 11.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Thoissey good?
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Thoissey expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,970/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Thoissey grades A− for cost of living.
About Thoissey
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Thoissey is a commune of 1,626 people in the Communauté de communes Val de Saône Centre. 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
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.
