Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 453 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chamrousse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Chamrousse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chamrousse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Centrale hydroélectrique des Vernes, in Livet-et-Gavet, 2.5 mi away.
0.4% 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 Chamrousse.
Chamrousse sits below both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chamrousse | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Chamrousse above both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 4.6% of the labour force are out of work. Chamrousse has 500 jobs for 250 working residents, 1.9 per worker.
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.
That is the middle of 251 sales of houses and apartments in Chamrousse from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,716/m² for the median of compared towns in Isère.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €3,000/m² | 243 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Chamrousse. Best known first.
Nothing in Chamrousse 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 Chamrousse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamrousse | 453 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut | 4,006 | 2.7 | A | C− | A | A |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage | 5,587 | 3 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Vizille | 7,292 | 5.8 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Jarrie | 3,952 | 6.2 | A | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Gières | 7,376 | 6.3 | C+ | D | D− | A |
| Domène | 6,835 | 6.3 | B | C− | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chamrousse is a commune of 453 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan. 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.