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The town has 1,007 residents and lies in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Health is its strong suit: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.1% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D): 51% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are dear (C+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 38% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bellegarde-Poussieu 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.
Each subject compares Bellegarde-Poussieu 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.
Bellegarde-Poussieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Bellegarde-Poussieu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tombe du Facteur Cheval située au cimetière communal, in Hauterives, 9.2 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bellegarde-Poussieu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellegarde-Poussieu.
The unemployment rate comes to 6.1%. 4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €29,140 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The nearest emergency department to Bellegarde-Poussieu is Clinique des Cotes du Rhone, 6.7 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 91 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 70, 23% fewer. Life expectancy in Isère: 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.3%, lower than both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 17% of the town. 29% of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Bellegarde-Poussieu | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 88% of what sold. 17 houses and apartments changed hands in Bellegarde-Poussieu from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Bellegarde-Poussieu. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bellegarde-Poussieu yet.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bellegarde-Poussieu is a commune of 1,007 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Bièvre et Rhône. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellegarde-Poussieu | 1,007 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Beaurepaire | 5,010 | 5.4 | A− | A− | C− | B |
| Roussillon | 8,595 | 6.7 | C− | B− | C− | B− |
| Salaise-sur-Sanne | 4,606 | 6.8 | C− | C+ | D | B |
| Chanas | 2,706 | 7.4 | C− | C+ | C | B− |
| Le Péage-de-Roussillon | 6,718 | 7.4 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
| Anneyron Drôme | 4,169 | 7.6 | A | C+ | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bellegarde-Poussieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 11.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 November 4, 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.