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ChozeauIsère

A town of 987 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Chozeau a good place to live?

Chozeau is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château de Poizieu
Château de Poizieu · Inscrit · Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chozeau’s story

Chozeau in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Chozeau; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1979First protected: Château de Poizieu
  • 2007Most recently protected: La pierre erratique de Chozeau ou meulière dite La Chaise d…
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Nearby attractions

Château de Poizieu and 14 more in and around Chozeau

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Chozeau. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chozeau.

History

Chozeau keeps more of its old housing than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Chozeau; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
10th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Chozeau than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15

A quarter of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.6%, below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 43% of adults.

49.6median age
ChozeauIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education43%

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 Chozeau
ChozeauIsère medianFrance median
Under 1514%18%17%
15–249.6%11%11%
25–4418%23%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+25%21%22%
No diploma18%19%19%
CAP or BEP19%24%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education43%33%30%

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

Work & commute

Chozeau is better off than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,830 a year per consumption unit

The jobless rate is 4.4%. At the census, 5.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Chozeau number 150, against 450 residents in work (0.3 per worker).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Chozeau, 0.3 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

93.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.6 points below the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 1.9 mi away.

93.6%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chozeau93.6%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé soeur Emmanuelle PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège12199%+2 pts

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93.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1.6 pts against the expected rate
1.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Chozeau costs more than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €15.03/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 26 homes were sold in Chozeau.

€15.03/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chozeau€15.03/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Isère median€13.13/m²
€15.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.06 to €18.73/m² a month)
€12.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chozeau

13pages on Chozeau

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Chozeau; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

La pierre erratique de Chozeau ou meulière dite La Chaise du Seigneur: Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Poizieu: Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Chozeau

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

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Chozeau’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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CrémieuTignieu-JameyzieuSatolas-et-BonceSaint-Romain-de-JalionasCharvieu-ChavagneuxPont-de-ChéruyCrémieuTignieu-JameyzieuSatolas-et-BonceSaint-Romain-de-JalionasCharvieu-ChavagneuxPont-de-ChéruyChozeau
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chozeau987—————
Crémieu3,5362.7B−CC−C+
Tignieu-Jameyzieu8,0313.1C−DB−B−
Satolas-et-Bonce2,5323.9—D—D
Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas3,4173.9B−CB+B+
Charvieu-Chavagneux10,5474DC−C+B−
Pont-de-Chéruy6,3024.1DCC−B+

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

About Chozeau

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Chozeau is a commune of 987 people in the Communauté de communes Les Balcons 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

Population
987 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
INSEE code
38109

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.