Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,615 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Apprieu grades A overall: better than 93% of compared French towns, and #9 of 96 in Isère. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 11% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,749/m², a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de Bièvre Est.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Apprieu does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Apprieu 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Apprieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.
14% 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 Apprieu.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Apprieu is above both Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des collinesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 121 | 97%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 46 offenses in the graded categories in Apprieu in 2025. Violence against people ran at 4.7 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 10.9 (2023–2025 average). For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles, 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, 14.7% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Apprieu comes below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €29,160 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Apprieu, that is above both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 17% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Apprieu | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 175 residents of Apprieu died, against 212 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,749/m², comes from 125 sales of houses and apartments in Apprieu from July 2023 to June 2026. In Apprieu, houses go for €2,926/m² and apartments for €2,532/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,926/m² | 92 |
| Apartments | €2,532/m² | 33 |
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.
Apprieu sits above both Isère’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Apprieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage in and near Apprieu. Best known first.
Apprieu has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Forges de Bonpertuis: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Apprieu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprieu | 3,615 | — | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Chirens | 2,546 | 3.1 | — | B− | — | C− |
| Rives | 6,549 | 3.1 | C+ | B− | C+ | B |
| Le Grand-Lemps | 3,083 | 3.7 | B | B | B | B− |
| Renage | 3,348 | 4.3 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Voiron | 21,847 | 4.8 | B | B− | C− | B− |
| Villages du Lac de Paladru | 2,598 | 5.2 | B | C | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #9 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #5 of 102 in Isère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,749/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.96/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Apprieu grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Apprieu is a commune of 3,615 people in the Communauté de communes de Bièvre Est. 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.