Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cognin-les-Gorges.
Who lives here
Few people in Cognin-les-Gorges are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in Isère’s towns and across compared French towns
Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, lower than both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
48.3median age
Cognin-les-GorgesIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 5.9% of commuters in Cognin-les-Gorges go to work without a car, fewer than in Isère’s towns and across compared French towns
The median disposable income was €25,130 a year per consumption unit, below Isère’s towns (€27,110) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 10.8%. For its 300 residents in work, Cognin-les-Gorges has 50 jobs: 0.2 each.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Cognin-les-Gorges, 0.2 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Cognin-les-Gorges
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cognin-les-Gorges is a commune of 615 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. 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
615 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté
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.
