Virignin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (B+): bac results 0.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.5 points below the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Virignin with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C−
The median sale price of homes in Virignin is €2,639/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 31 sales of houses and apartments in Virignin from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,641/m² for the median of compared towns in Ain.
€2,639/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Virignin€2,639/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
€13.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.47 to €16.87/m² a month)
7.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Bugey Sud
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Virignin’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Virignin’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above both Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B+.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Virignin · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Bugey Sud
2.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Bugey Sud
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Virignin: 16% 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.
In the comparison, Virignin comes above both Ain’s towns (7.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Virignin: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Virignin is Ancienne chartreuse de Pierre-Châtel.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Virignin has 0.5 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
9.7% of Virignin’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 87% drove.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport8%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
300
jobs based in Virignin, 0.5 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 41% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Virignin
Is Virignin safe?
Virignin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Virignin good?
They grade B+, better than 65% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 188 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent du Bugey in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Virignin expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.29/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Virignin grades C− for cost of living.
About Virignin
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Virignin is a commune of 1,144 people in the Communauté de communes Bugey Sud. 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
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.
