Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 35 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Cognet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Cognet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cognet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint Jean-Baptiste, in Mayres-Savel, 2.7 mi away.
56% 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 Cognet.
14% of residents are children under 15. The median resident of Cognet is 60 years old. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
44% women, 56% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Cognet | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 42% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 14.3% of working residents in Cognet at the census.
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Cognet, 97.7% passed the bac, above both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis MauberretNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 113 | 84%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent de la MatheysineNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 104 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 50 | 98%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.27/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 1 homes in Cognet.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Cognet. Best known first.
MuseumMusée matheysin2.7 km north, in La MureAttractionAttractionVertige Aventures1.4 km east, in PonsonnasMuseumMuseumLa maison des marionnettes (ouverte pendant les vacances scolaires)4.1 km southeast, in Châtel-en-TrièvesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Cognet 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 Cognet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognet | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 1.8 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 11 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Vif | 8,530 | 13 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| Vizille | 7,292 | 13 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 14 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 8,542 | 15 | C+ | D | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cognet is a commune of 35 people in the Communauté de communes de la Matheysine. 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.