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A town of 290 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Vernoux a good place to live?

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

What makes Vernoux stand out

The 2 things Vernoux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ferme Ferrand
Ferme Ferrand · Classé · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vernoux’s story

Vernoux in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vernoux: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1932First protected: Ferme Tricot
  • 1944Most recently protected: Ferme Ferrand
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vernoux.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Vernoux hold a degree than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 9.2%

For Vernoux, that is below both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 12% of the town.

39.7median age
VernouxAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma40%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education9%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vernoux
VernouxAin medianFrance median
Under 1521%20%17%
15–249.5%11%11%
25–4430%24%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+12%19%22%
No diploma40%17%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education9.2%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Vernoux: 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.

Vernoux sits above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vernoux: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Vernoux is Ferme Ferrand.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

17th c.
oldest protected part
1932
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Vernoux gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 29.2% of commuters

That puts Vernoux above both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €23,130 a year per consumption unit. Vernoux has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

29%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving67%
On foot28%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Vernoux, 0.6 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

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

On this, Vernoux is below both Ain’s towns (91.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Vernoux82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis VuittonNearest collègeCollègeCollège6682%−5 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
2.1 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 Vernoux than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.64/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Vernoux comes below both Ain’s towns (€12.27/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.64/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vernoux€8.64/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€8.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.98 to €10.70/m² a month)
€8.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Ferme-musée de la Forêt and 3 more in and around Vernoux

Museums and heritage in and near Vernoux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Vernoux

13pages on Vernoux

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vernoux: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Ferme Tricot: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferme Ferrand: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Vernoux

One notable person was born in Vernoux.

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Vernoux’s neighbors

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

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Montrevel-en-BresseTournusLouhans-ChâteaurenaudBâgé-DommartinAttignatFeillensMontrevel-en-BresseTournusLouhans-ChâteaurenaudBâgé-DommartinAttignatFeillensVernoux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vernoux290—————
Montrevel-en-Bresse2,74310B−C+BB−
Tournus Saône-et-Loire5,70111BA−D−B−
Louhans-Châteaurenaud Saône-et-Loire6,44612BA−C−C+
Bâgé-Dommartin4,05013AB+AA
Attignat3,40914—B−—A
Feillens3,41114A+B−A+A

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

About Vernoux

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Vernoux is a commune of 290 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
290 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4 sq mi (10.2 km²)
INSEE code
01433

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.