Work and incomes are strong (B+): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.4% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car (D−). At €2,140/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Courtenay 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 Courtenay 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
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Courtenay’s story
Courtenay in pictures
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Courtenay; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2014.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courtenay.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Courtenay is harder to get around on foot than 99% of compared French towns
3.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 5.4%, below Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €27,900 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Courtenay, 0.3 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Courtenay has fewer older residents than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 16% are 65 or over
Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. 9.6% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Courtenay in two is 42.
42median age
CourtenayIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Courtenay keeps more of its old housing than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Courtenay; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Courtenay has a lower adjusted death rate than 60% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
75 deaths in Courtenay between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 89: 15% below. The nearest emergency department to Courtenay is Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu, 11.9 mi away. At birth, a girl in Isère can expect 86.8 years and a boy 81.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Courtenay · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu
11.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Saint Vincent de Paul Maternite
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
39 sales of houses and apartments in Courtenay, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,140/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.79/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.67/m² a month, close to both Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,140/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Courtenay€2,140/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,140/m²
39
€12.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.08 to €15.92/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,970
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné
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Famous people from Courtenay
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Courtenay yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Courtenay
Is Courtenay safe?
Courtenay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Courtenay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,140/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Courtenay grades B− for cost of living.
About Courtenay
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Courtenay is a commune of 1,277 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
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.
