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Population 1,946: a town in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Deux-Grosnes’s strongest subject is cost of living (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health, B− for jobs & income and C+ for walkability. 19% of its homes are second homes. The median price paid is €1,600/m².
Deux-Grosnes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Deux-Grosnes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Deux-Grosnes 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.
Deux-Grosnes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Deux-Grosnes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1951.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Deux-Grosnes.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
63 houses and apartments changed hands in Deux-Grosnes from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 89% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,709/m² | 56 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Deux-Grosnes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 8.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Deux-Grosnes counts 0.9 jobs (700 jobs, 800 workers). 8.6% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
148 deaths in Deux-Grosnes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 165: 10% below. The nearest emergency department to Deux-Grosnes is Ch les Chanaux Macon, 13.7 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Deux-Grosnes can choose among 2 GPs. In Rhône, women can expect to live 87.1 years and men 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.9% of the town. 19% are under 15, about level with Rhône’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Deux-Grosnes are older than 44.6.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Deux-Grosnes | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Deux-Grosnes. Best known first.
The list names few of Deux-Grosnes’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Deux-Grosnes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deux-Grosnes | 1,946 | — | — | A− | — | B− |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Saône-et-Loire | 4,018 | 10 | A | B− | A | B− |
| Chauffailles Saône-et-Loire | 3,638 | 11 | A | A | C+ | B+ |
| Crêches-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire | 3,198 | 11 | A− | B− | C− | A− |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 14,016 | 12 | C | C | C+ | C |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon Saône-et-Loire | 8,227 | 13 | B | C | A− | B |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne Ain | 2,934 | 13 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Deux-Grosnes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Deux-Grosnes grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Deux-Grosnes is a commune of 1,946 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.