Amplepuis grades A− overall: better than 83% of compared French towns, and #26 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 11.7% unemployment. At the median price of €1,641/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Ouest Rhodanien. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 3.3 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Amplepuis 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Amplepuis costs less than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.61/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Amplepuis is below both Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,641/m², comes from 120 sales of houses and apartments in Amplepuis from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,641/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Amplepuis€1,641/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,729/m²
98
€8.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.79 to €10.91/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,210
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de l'Ouest Rhodanien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Amplepuis run lower than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: a median €23,460 a year per consumption unit
In the comparison, Amplepuis comes below both Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and compared French towns (€25,970). 25.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Public transport13%
On foot11%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,050
jobs based in Amplepuis, 1.1 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Amplepuis has more crime per resident than 66% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 126 offenses in the graded categories in Amplepuis in 2025.
9.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage49
Other physical violence22
Burglary14
Family violence12
Sexual violence12
Vehicle theft12
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Fraud35
Theft without violence21
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
126
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
History
Amplepuis keeps more of its old housing than Rhône or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Amplepuis sits above both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Amplepuis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, Amplepuis sees 88 deaths per 100 expected, against 76 in Rhône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 679 residents of Amplepuis died, against 625 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. Its care home for older people (130 places) counts its residents as Amplepuis’; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Amplepuis · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Nord Ouest de Tarare
13 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Roanne
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Amplepuis
Is Amplepuis safe?
It grades C for safety, #61 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 49 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Amplepuis good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns and #4 of 115 in Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Amplepuis expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,641/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Amplepuis grades A for cost of living.
About Amplepuis
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Amplepuis is a commune of 4,876 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Ouest Rhodanien. 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.
