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A town of 2,009 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Châtonnay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 38% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,271/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Bièvre Isère. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Châtonnay does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Châtonnay 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 Châtonnay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison natale de Berlioz, in La Côte-Saint-André, 6.4 mi away.
21% 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 Châtonnay.
For its 950 residents in work, Châtonnay has 200 jobs: 0.2 each. Unemployment stands at 8.1%. Public transport took 3.0% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Châtonnay can choose among 2 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Châtonnay is Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu, 8 mi away. Also worth knowing: 180 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 162: 11% above. Women in Isère live to 86.8 on average and men to 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents. Half the people of Châtonnay are older than 43.5. The share of residents under 15 is 18%.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Châtonnay | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,271/m²: 62 houses and apartments sold in Châtonnay between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.31/m² a month. Houses accounted for 89% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,300/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Châtonnay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Châtonnay.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtonnay | 2,009 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Saint-Jean-de-Bournay | 4,843 | 4.2 | C | C+ | C+ | C |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 4,873 | 6.5 | C− | C+ | D− | C− |
| Nivolas-Vermelle | 2,706 | 6.8 | — | C− | — | B |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 30,151 | 8.2 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche | 3,545 | 8.7 | B+ | C | B | A |
| Ruy-Montceau | 4,805 | 9 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Châtonnay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,271/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Châtonnay grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Châtonnay is a commune of 2,009 people in the Communauté de communes Bièvre Isère. 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.