Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 225 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chassignieu is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Chassignieu does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chassignieu: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chassignieu.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Chassignieu, that is above both Isère’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chassignieu: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Chassignieu is Château de Bellegarde.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Chassignieu sits below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. 22% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chassignieu | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Chassignieu below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Chassignieu has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 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.
On this, Chassignieu is below both Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Chassignieu. Best known first.
MuseumMusée archéologique du lac de Paladru4.6 km southeast, in Villages du Lac de PaladruChâteauChâteauChâteau de Virieu3.1 km southwest, in Val-de-VirieuChâteauChâteauChâteau du Passage3.3 km north, in Le PassageMuseumMuseumHistoire de la Galoche3 km southwest, in Val-de-VirieuAttractionAttractionMoulin de Virieu3 km southwest, in Val-de-VirieuPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Chassignieu has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Bellegarde: Photo: Patafisik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chassignieu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassignieu | 225 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villages du Lac de Paladru | 2,598 | 2.5 | B | C | B+ | A− |
| Saint-André-le-Gaz | 2,754 | 3.4 | — | B− | — | A |
| Les Abrets en Dauphiné | 6,850 | 4.5 | B | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour | 3,628 | 5 | B | C+ | A | C |
| La Tour-du-Pin | 8,111 | 5.7 | C− | C+ | C− | B− |
| Chirens | 2,546 | 6.2 | — | B− | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chassignieu is a commune of 225 people in the Communauté de communes Les Vals 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) · 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.