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A town of 1,201 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The local economy does well: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 4.5% unemployment. Add health to its strengths: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,389/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Vaux-en-Bugey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Vaux-en-Bugey 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.
Vaux-en-Bugey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Vaux-en-Bugey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ancien), in Saint-Denis-en-Bugey, 1.9 mi away.
25% 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 Vaux-en-Bugey.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Ain: 85.9 years for women, 82 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 81 residents of Vaux-en-Bugey died, against 106 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Vaux-en-Bugey is Hopital Prive D Amberieu, 3.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Under 15: 17% of residents. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, higher than both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Vaux-en-Bugey by age and the one in the middle is 43.9.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vaux-en-Bugey | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ClaudelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 182 | 91%±0 pts |
| Lycée de la Plaine de l'AinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 481 | 97%±0 pts |
| Collège de la Plaine de l'AinBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 148 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €28,930 a year per consumption unit, above Ain’s towns (€27,670) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 2.8% of working residents in Vaux-en-Bugey at the census.
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.
Behind the median of €2,389/m²: 50 houses and apartments sold in Vaux-en-Bugey between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.38/m² a month, below Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses made up 96% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,316/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Vaux-en-Bugey. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du cheminot3.6 km north, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montferrand2.6 km south, in LagnieuChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Germain3 km northeast, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Denis-en-Bugey3.1 km northwest, in Saint-Denis-en-BugeyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chanves4.7 km southwest, in LagnieuPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Vaux-en-Bugey 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 Vaux-en-Bugey yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaux-en-Bugey | 1,201 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Lagnieu | 7,411 | 2 | B+ | B− | B | C+ |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey | 15,934 | 2.2 | C− | C+ | C− | C |
| Ambronay | 2,841 | 5.5 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon | 3,849 | 6.1 | B | C | C+ | B |
| Meximieux | 8,247 | 7.7 | C+ | C− | C+ | B− |
| Montalieu-Vercieu Isère | 3,510 | 8.2 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Vaux-en-Bugey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 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.
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns. 97% of 481 candidates passed the bac at Lycée de la Plaine de l'Ain in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,389/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vaux-en-Bugey grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vaux-en-Bugey is a commune of 1,201 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de l'Ain. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.