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ChantesseIsère

A town of 397 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Chantesse a good place to live?

Chantesse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Chantesse’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Chantesse’s story

No historic monuments in Chantesse

The Culture ministry lists no building in Chantesse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is maison Burgaud, in Tullins, 4.4 mi away.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chantesse.

Who lives here

Chantesse is a graduates’ town: 39% hold a degree, more than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Chantesse above both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 19% of the town.

44.3median age
ChantesseIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chantesse
ChantesseIsère medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4423%23%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+19%21%22%
No diploma11%19%19%
CAP or BEP26%24%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education39%33%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Chantesse is better off than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,270 a year per consumption unit

On this, Chantesse is above both Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.3% of the labour force are out of work. Chantesse has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Public transport7%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Chantesse, 0.2 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

In the comparison, Chantesse comes above both Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chantesse97.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Joseph ChassigneuxNearest collègeCollègeCollège11497%+4 pts
97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Chantesse costs less than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.09/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

For Chantesse, that is below both Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€11.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chantesse€11.09/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Isère median€13.13/m²
€11.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.57 to €14.35/m² a month)
€12.02/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Cumane and 3 more in and around Chantesse

Heritage and museums in and near Chantesse. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Everything we know about Chantesse

13pages on Chantesse

Landmarks

Nothing in Chantesse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Chantesse

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chantesse yet.

How we find them →

Chantesse’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Isère →
VinayTullinsRenageAutrans-Méaudre en VercorsRivesMoiransVinayTullinsRenageAutrans-Méaudre en VercorsRivesMoiransChantesse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chantesse397—————
Vinay4,4383A+B+A−B−
Tullins7,6244.3C−C+C−C+
Renage3,3486.6BB+B+B
Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors2,9367.3—B−—A−
Rives6,5497.9C+B−C+B
Moirans7,8188A−B−C−B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Chantesse

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Chantesse is a commune of 397 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. 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

Population
397 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.3 sq mi (5.8 km²)
INSEE code
38074

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 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.