Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 1,535 residents.
Clonas-sur-Varèze’s strongest is health (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on jobs & income: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.0% unemployment. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for cost of living, B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Clonas-sur-Varèze 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 Clonas-sur-Varèze 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.
Clonas-sur-Varèze has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Clonas-sur-Varèze as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Aiguille (pyramide de la Spina du cirque), in Vienne, 8 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Clonas-sur-Varèze. Best known first.
AttractionCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban2.9 km west, in Saint-Maurice-l'ExilChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roussillon4.9 km south, in RoussillonWater parkWater parkCentre Nautique Aqualône2.5 km southwest, in Saint-Maurice-l'ExilWater parkWater parkWam Park Condrieu4.6 km north, in CondrieuChâteauChâteauChâteau Grillet4.9 km northwest, in VérinPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clonas-sur-Varèze.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Isère, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 95 deaths in Clonas-sur-Varèze from 2016 to 2025; there were 70, 26% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Clonas-sur-Varèze is Clinique des Cotes du Rhone, 3.2 mi away.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Under-15s account for 19% of the population. Half of Clonas-sur-Varèze is older than 42.6, half younger. A third of adults hold a degree, near Isère’s towns (33%) and higher than compared French towns (30%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Clonas-sur-Varèze | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 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.
Clonas-sur-Varèze recorded 22 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €11.59/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
6.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 6.8% of working residents in Clonas-sur-Varèze went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Frédéric MistralNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 78%−8 pts |
| Lycée général privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 77 | 100%+2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 42 | 95%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Clonas-sur-Varèze 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 Clonas-sur-Varèze 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonas-sur-Varèze | 1,535 | — | — | B− | — | A |
| Saint-Maurice-l'Exil | 6,889 | 1.7 | C | C+ | C+ | B |
| Saint-Clair-du-Rhône | 3,778 | 1.8 | A− | C+ | A− | A |
| Le Péage-de-Roussillon | 6,718 | 2.9 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
| Chavanay Loire | 2,884 | 2.9 | C+ | B− | C+ | C− |
| Roussillon | 8,595 | 3.2 | C− | B− | C− | B− |
| Condrieu Rhône | 3,957 | 3.7 | B+ | C | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Clonas-sur-Varèze has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 14.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 77 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Jeanne d'Arc in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Clonas-sur-Varèze is a commune of 1,535 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Bièvre et Rhône. 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 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.