Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 732 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Vandeins is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vandeins as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ferme dite de la Grange du Clou, in Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon, 6.6 mi away.
16% 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 Vandeins.
Over-65s are 18% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9% of the town, lower than both Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vandeins | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.3% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs based in Vandeins number 50, against 350 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €27,680 a year per consumption unit, near Ain’s towns (€27,670) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.77/m² a month. Houses made up 80% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. The market in Vandeins: 20 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, gardens and heritage in and near Vandeins. Best known first.
Nothing in Vandeins is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Vandeins.
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
Vandeins is a commune of 732 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.