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1,729 people live in this town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is another plus: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.4% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,700/m² takes 6.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Vienne Condrieu. Its weakest is walkability — 29% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Chonas-l'Amballan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Chonas-l'Amballan 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.
Chonas-l'Amballan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Chonas-l'Amballan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2000.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Chonas-l'Amballan. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chonas-l'Amballan.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Isère, women can expect to live 86.8 years and men 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 121 deaths in Chonas-l'Amballan from 2016 to 2025; there were 87, 28% fewer. One GP practises 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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
The census found 7.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 7.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Chonas-l'Amballan didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. Graduates make up 36% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chonas-l'Amballan | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.59/m² a month. Houses made up 88% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. The estimated advertised rent is €12.03/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,738/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le BassenonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 118 | 89%−5 pts |
| Collège les Marronniers PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 59 | 95%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.9 violent offenses and 10.6 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. 16 offenses were reported in Chonas-l'Amballan during 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, burglary 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 family violence, 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 (54.9% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Chonas-l'Amballan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Chonas: Photo: Johan Allard · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chonas-l'Amballan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chonas-l'Amballan | 1,729 | — | — | C+ | — | A |
| Ampuis Rhône | 2,769 | 2.1 | A− | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Condrieu Rhône | 3,957 | 2.3 | B+ | C | C | A |
| Saint-Clair-du-Rhône | 3,778 | 2.5 | A− | C+ | A− | A |
| Chavanay Loire | 2,884 | 5.1 | C+ | B− | C+ | C− |
| Saint-Maurice-l'Exil | 6,889 | 5.2 | C | C+ | C+ | B |
| Vienne | 31,778 | 5.4 | B− | C+ | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chonas-l'Amballan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chonas-l'Amballan grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chonas-l'Amballan is a commune of 1,729 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vienne Condrieu. 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 November 4, 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.