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A town of 346 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Verjon a good place to live?

Verjon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Verjon’s story

Verjon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Verjon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verjon.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Verjon hold a degree than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 27%

Verjon sits below both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.8% of the town.

44.2median age
VerjonAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Verjon
VerjonAin medianFrance median
Under 1519%20%17%
15–249.8%11%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+19%19%22%
No diploma13%17%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education27%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Verjon: 22% 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.

That puts Verjon above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Verjon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 4.6% of commuters in Verjon go to work without a car, fewer than in Ain’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Verjon is below both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Verjon has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Verjon, 0.1 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

In the comparison, Verjon comes below Ain’s towns (91.0%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%).

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Verjon87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège le Grand CèdreNearest collègeCollègeCollège8987%−4 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Verjon than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.68/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

For Verjon, that is below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Verjon€9.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€9.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.69 to €12.19/m² a month)
€7.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Verjon

13pages on Verjon

Landmarks

Verjon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Verjon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Verjon yet.

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Verjon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ain →
Saint-Étienne-du-BoisViriatAttignatMontrevel-en-BresseCeyzériatBourg-en-BresseSaint-Étienne-du-BoisViriatAttignatMontrevel-en-BresseCeyzériatBourg-en-BresseVerjon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Verjon346—————
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois2,5845.1—B—A+
Viriat7,1029.4B+C+C+C+
Attignat3,4099.7—B−—A
Montrevel-en-Bresse2,74311B−C+BB−
Ceyzériat3,32811A+C+A−B+
Bourg-en-Bresse42,37211CB−DC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Verjon

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Verjon is a commune of 346 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
346 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2 sq mi (5.1 km²)
INSEE code
01432

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.