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A town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 3,065 people.
A strong record with one exception. Its standout strength is safety: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jobs & income is another plus (A): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.8% unemployment. What holds it back is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €3,049/m² takes 6.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan. The overall grade comes out at A, better than 88% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #13 of 96 in Isère.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Chapareillan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chapareillan 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 no building in Chapareillan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fort Barraux, appelé autrefois fort Saint-Barthélémy, in Barraux, 2.2 mi away.
18% 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 Chapareillan.
Chapareillan’s tally for 2025: 31 recorded offenses. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (21.4% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Chapareillan’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, higher than both Isère’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 204 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 206, 1% more. 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. 4 GPs practise in the town.
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.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Chapareillan, 99.0% passed the bac, above both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #22 of 102 in Isère. The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel ChèneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 145 | 94%−2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Pierre du TerrailNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 331 | 99%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.2%, lower than both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 42% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chapareillan | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 5.8%, below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 9.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.04/m² a month. Sales in Chapareillan from July 2023 to June 2026: 91 houses and apartments. Houses made up 77% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,069/m² | 70 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Chapareillan. Best known first.
Nothing in Chapareillan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Chapareillan.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapareillan | 3,065 | — | A | B− | A | C− |
| Porte-de-Savoie Savoie | 3,974 | 2.3 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| Pontcharra | 7,350 | 2.9 | B+ | C+ | C | B |
| Montmélian Savoie | 4,024 | 4.2 | C+ | C | D | C+ |
| Saint-Baldoph Savoie | 2,949 | 4.8 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Challes-les-Eaux Savoie | 5,630 | 5.6 | B | D | B− | B |
| Valgelon-La Rochette Savoie | 4,207 | 6.4 | A | B | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #5 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns and #22 of 102 in Isère. The lycée stands out: 99% of 331 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Pierre du Terrail in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.22/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chapareillan grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chapareillan is a commune of 3,065 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.