Ampuis grades A− overall: better than 77% of compared French towns, and #33 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): bac results 5.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,700/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Vienne Condrieu.
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 Ampuis 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ampuis.
HealthHealth A−
Ampuis’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 294 residents of Ampuis died, against 288 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Ampuis records 79 deaths per 100 expected, close to Rhône’s towns (76) and below compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Ampuis · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Lucien Hussel de Vienne
4.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Lucien Hussel de Vienne
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Fewer people in Ampuis are out of work than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.0%
For Ampuis, that is below both Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 10.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,050
jobs based in Ampuis, 0.8 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 69% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Ampuis has less crime per resident than 65% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 60 offenses in the graded categories in Ampuis in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence and burglary, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 21.7% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
4.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage21
Vehicle theft20
Theft from vehicles13
Family violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud24
Theft without violence6
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.
4.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
60
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
21.7%
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
Old homes shape Ampuis: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Ampuis 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 Ampuis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ampuis
Is Ampuis safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #21 of 107 in Rhône.
Are schools in Ampuis good?
They grade C−, better than 25% of compared French towns and #96 of 115 in Rhône. 93% of 153 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Galilée in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ampuis expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ampuis grades C+ for cost of living.
About Ampuis
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ampuis is a commune of 2,769 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vienne Condrieu. 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.
