Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 221 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Vescours is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Vescours does most differently from other towns.
Vescours has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vescours.
Aged 15 to 24: 9.2% of residents. 19% are under 15, between Ain’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Vescours is older than 44.2, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vescours | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vescours is Ferme de Loscelle.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.0% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €25,410 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Ain’s towns (€27,670). At the census, 7.0% of working residents in Vescours didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis VuittonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 66 | 82%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Vescours.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Vescours. Best known first.
Vescours has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
Ferme de Montalibord: Photo: Jlpigache · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ferme de Loscelle: Photo: Jlpigache · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Vescours.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vescours | 221 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tournus Saône-et-Loire | 5,701 | 8.5 | B | A− | D− | B− |
| Bâgé-Dommartin | 4,050 | 11 | A | B+ | A | A |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse | 2,743 | 11 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Feillens | 3,411 | 12 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Replonges | 3,956 | 14 | B− | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Sennecey-le-Grand Saône-et-Loire | 2,895 | 14 | A− | B+ | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vescours is a commune of 221 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.
