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A town of 719 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Vieu-d'Izenave a good place to live?

Vieu-d'Izenave is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Vieu-d'Izenave’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Vieu-d'Izenave’s story

No historic monuments in Vieu-d'Izenave

The Culture ministry lists no building in Vieu-d'Izenave as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Michel, in Nantua, 5.5 mi away.

17% 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 Vieu-d'Izenave.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Vieu-d'Izenave are under 15, more than in Ain’s towns and across compared French towns

The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.5%. 26% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Vieu-d'Izenave by age and the one in the middle is 41.2.

41.2median age
Vieu-d'IzenaveAin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vieu-d'Izenave
Vieu-d'IzenaveAin medianFrance median
Under 1522%20%17%
15–248.5%11%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+19%19%22%
No diploma16%17%19%
CAP or BEP34%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education26%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Vieu-d'Izenave has lower unemployment than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6%

8.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. For its 350 residents in work, Vieu-d'Izenave has 250 jobs: 0.7 each. The median disposable income was €26,720 a year per consumption unit, close to both Ain’s towns (€27,670) and compared French towns (€25,970).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Vieu-d'Izenave, 0.7 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,720
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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vieu-d'Izenave than in Ain’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.57/m² a month

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

Sales in Vieu-d'Izenave from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.

€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vieu-d'Izenave€9.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ain median€12.27/m²
€9.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.43 to €12.33/m² a month)
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Chartreuse de Meyriat and 4 more in and around Vieu-d'Izenave

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Vieu-d'Izenave. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Vieu-d'Izenave

12pages on Vieu-d'Izenave

Landmarks

Nothing in Vieu-d'Izenave is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Vieu-d'Izenave

One notable person was born in Vieu-d'Izenave.

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Vieu-d'Izenave’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 →
NantuaMontréal-la-ClusePlateau d'HautevillePont-d'AinAmbronayBellignatNantuaMontréal-la-ClusePlateau d'HautevillePont-d'AinAmbronayBellignatVieu-d'Izenave
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vieu-d'Izenave719—————
Nantua3,4165.5C+A−CB−
Montréal-la-Cluse3,5686.7BB−A−B−
Plateau d'Hauteville4,8579A+B+A+A−
Pont-d'Ain2,8439.7DB+DD
Ambronay2,84111A−B+B−B+
Bellignat3,52512A−BBA−

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

About Vieu-d'Izenave

Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Vieu-d'Izenave is a commune of 719 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération. 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
719 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Haut - Bugey Agglomération
Département
Ain (01)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7.7 sq mi (20.1 km²)
INSEE code
01441

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.