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CharnèclesIsère

A town of 1,517 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Charnècles a good place to live?

Charnècles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): brevet results 4.2 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,479/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.0% unemployment.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Charnècles grades

Each subject compares Charnècles 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.

How grading works

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

No historic monuments in Charnècles

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre (ancienne), in Moirans, 2.3 mi away.

18% 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 Charnècles.

Schools

Brevet results near Charnècles run low: 84.8% passed, below Isère’s towns and compared French towns

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

On this, Charnècles is below both Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

84.8%passed the brevetC−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Charnècles84.8%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Robert DesnosNearest collègeCollègeCollège15883%−6 pts

See all 2 schools →

84.8%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4.2 pts against the expected rate
1.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

HealthHealth A−

Fewer deaths than Charnècles’ ages would predict, 78 per 100 expected, under Isère’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

In the comparison, Charnècles comes below both Isère’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.

−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw78
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Charnècles · 4.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes
3.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 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

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

Charnècles has lower unemployment than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 5.0%

For Charnècles, that is below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €30,150 a year per consumption unit.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Public transport9%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Charnècles, 0.3 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of compared French towns

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

Who lives here

More people in Charnècles hold a degree than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 42%

Charnècles sits above both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.9% of residents.

48.2median age
CharnèclesIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education42%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Charnècles
CharnèclesIsère medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–248.9%11%11%
25–4420%23%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+25%21%22%
No diploma13%19%19%
CAP or BEP25%24%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education42%33%30%

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

HousingCost of living B−

Charnècles gets a B− for cost of living

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

The median price, €2,479/m², comes from 39 sales of houses and apartments in Charnècles from July 2023 to June 2026.

€2,479/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Charnècles€2,479/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,479/m²39
€12.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.26 to €15.64/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Couvent des Cordeliers de Moirans and 4 more in and around Charnècles

Heritage and family days out in and near Charnècles. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Charnècles

15pages on Charnècles

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Charnècles

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

How we find them →

Charnècles’ 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 →
RivesRenageMoiransSaint-Jean-de-MoiransVoironTullinsRivesRenageMoiransSaint-Jean-de-MoiransVoironTullinsCharnècles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Charnècles1,517——B−—A−
Rives6,5491.3C+B−C+B
Renage3,3482BB+B+B
Moirans7,8182.1A−B−C−B+
Saint-Jean-de-Moirans3,6202.9A+B−AB
Voiron21,8473.2BB−C−B−
Tullins7,6243.7C−C+C−C+

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

Questions about Charnècles

Is Charnècles safe?

Charnècles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 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.

Are schools in Charnècles good?

They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Charnècles expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.03/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Charnècles grades B− for cost of living.

About Charnècles

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Charnècles is a commune of 1,517 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais. 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
1,517 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2 sq mi (5.2 km²)
INSEE code
38084

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.