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A town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 1,524 people.
Bouvesse-Quirieu’s schools beat most (B): brevet results a point below the expected rate. Where it falls short is walkability (D−) — 36% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,386/m² costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Bouvesse-Quirieu 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 Bouvesse-Quirieu 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.
Bouvesse-Quirieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bouvesse-Quirieu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Aqueduc romain, in Briord, 2.5 mi away.
21% 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 Bouvesse-Quirieu.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.5% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 7.1%, lower than both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bouvesse-Quirieu has 200 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
In Isère, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. After the care-home adjustment, Bouvesse-Quirieu’s deaths ran at 96 per 100 expected, above Isère’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88) alike. France’s death rates at each age would predict 119 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 114, 4% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Bouvesse-Quirieu is Centre hospitalier Bugey Sud, 13 mi away.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.5%. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Bouvesse-Quirieu | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les Pierres PlantesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 118 | 86%−5 pts |
| Collège Chartreuse de PortesBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 119 | 92%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,386/m², comes from 52 sales of houses and apartments in Bouvesse-Quirieu from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 52 homes were sold here. House rents are put at about €9.79/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,386/m² | 52 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Bouvesse-Quirieu. Best known first.
MuseumMaison de la pierre et du ciment3.2 km north, in Montalieu-VercieuMuseumMuseumMusée de la société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Briord3.4 km east, in BriordChâteauChâteauChâteau du Charmieux2.7 km northeast, in Serrières-de-BriordPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Bouvesse-Quirieu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bouvesse-Quirieu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouvesse-Quirieu | 1,524 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Montalieu-Vercieu | 3,510 | 1.8 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Morestel | 4,340 | 8 | C− | C+ | C− | D |
| Lagnieu Ain | 7,411 | 8.4 | B+ | B− | B | C+ |
| Crémieu | 3,536 | 9.2 | B− | C | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas | 3,417 | 9.8 | B− | C | B+ | B+ |
| Loyettes Ain | 3,554 | 10 | C | C | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bouvesse-Quirieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,386/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bouvesse-Quirieu grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bouvesse-Quirieu is a commune of 1,524 people in the Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné. 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 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.