Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 612 residents and lies in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Villemotier isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villemotier: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2005.
21% 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 Villemotier.
Degrees are held by 27% of adults. 19% are under 15, lower than Ain’s towns (20%) yet higher than compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Villemotier in two is 43.9.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Villemotier | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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.
Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Villemotier is Moulin de Pertuizet.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment runs at 5.8%. Villemotier has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income was €27,320 a year per consumption unit, close to Ain’s towns (€27,670) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
For collège, the closest is 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le Grand CèdreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 87%−4 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.
The market in Villemotier: 19 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.09/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 84% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Villemotier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Moulin de Pertuizet: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Moulin de Pertuizet: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villemotier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villemotier | 612 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois | 2,584 | 4.4 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Attignat | 3,409 | 8.4 | — | B− | — | A |
| Viriat | 7,102 | 8.4 | B+ | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse | 2,743 | 9.4 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 42,372 | 11 | C | B− | D | C+ |
| Polliat | 2,741 | 11 | — | B | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villemotier is a commune of 612 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.