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295 residents make their home in this town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Château-Bernard isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 62% of its housing.
The one thing Château-Bernard does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Château-Bernard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix du cimetière de Genevrey, in Vif, 5.1 mi away.
15% 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 Château-Bernard.
Graduates make up 41% of adults. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Château-Bernard | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 150 residents in work, Château-Bernard has 100 jobs: 0.9 each. 6.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Bus, tram or train carried 2.9% of working residents in Château-Bernard to work at the census.
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.
Houses made up 94% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in Château-Bernard from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Château-Bernard 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 Château-Bernard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Bernard | 295 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villard-de-Lans | 4,328 | 6.5 | A+ | C− | A− | B+ |
| Vif | 8,530 | 6.8 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 7.5 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 8,542 | 9.5 | C+ | D | C | A− |
| Lans-en-Vercors | 2,751 | 10 | — | C− | — | A− |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 10 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Château-Bernard is a commune of 295 people in the Communauté de communes du Trièves. 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.