Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 120 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Azolette is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Azolette does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Azolette, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2023.
38% 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 Azolette.
That puts Azolette above both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Azolette | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Azolette is above both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Azolette, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In the comparison, Azolette comes below both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Azolette has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,240 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Azolette, that is below both Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Azolette. Best known first.
Azolette has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Demeure dite château du Cros: Photo: René Boncompain · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Azolette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azolette | 120 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chauffailles Saône-et-Loire | 3,638 | 3.7 | A | A | C+ | B+ |
| Cours | 4,306 | 7.5 | A− | A+ | B− | C+ |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs | 5,771 | 12 | A− | A+ | C+ | B |
| Charlieu Loire | 3,766 | 12 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu Loire | 2,588 | 15 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Amplepuis | 4,876 | 16 | A− | A | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Azolette is a commune of 120 people in the Communauté de communes Saône-Beaujolais. 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.