Schools are its strong suit (A−): brevet results a point below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,728/m² costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Crêts en Belledonne has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Crêts en Belledonne 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Crêts en Belledonne, above Isère’s towns and compared French towns
17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.8%. Among adults, 38% have a degree.
42.3median age
Crêts en BelledonneIsère 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 BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 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
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Crêts en Belledonne than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.14/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
99 sales of houses and apartments in Crêts en Belledonne, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,728/m². Houses were 94% of what sold. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.85/m² a month.
€2,728/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Crêts en Belledonne€2,728/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,801/m²
93
€11.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.54 to €14.54/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in Crêts en Belledonne are out of work than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.5%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,120 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Crêts en Belledonne didn’t travel to work at all. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 14.8% of commuters travelled at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport9%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
600
jobs based in Crêts en Belledonne, 0.3 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 62% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Crêts en Belledonne run lower than in 56% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Isère: 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 216 residents of Crêts en Belledonne died, against 251 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Crêts en Belledonne is Hopital Prive Medipole de Savoie, 12.7 mi away. There are 6 general practitioners in the town.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Crêts en Belledonne · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Medipole de Savoie
14.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Chambery Mco
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crêts en Belledonne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 2.4 violent offenses and 6.7 graded property crimes a year. In 2025, 17 offenses were recorded in Crêts en Belledonne. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Crêts en Belledonne (2025).
2.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage10
Family violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud27
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
42.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 42.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Banzaï Aventure and 3 more in and around Crêts en Belledonne
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Crêts en Belledonne. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Crêts en Belledonne
Is Crêts en Belledonne safe?
Crêts en Belledonne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Crêts en Belledonne good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #24 of 102 in Isère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Crêts en Belledonne expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,728/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Crêts en Belledonne grades B+ for cost of living.
About Crêts en Belledonne
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Crêts en Belledonne is a commune of 3,470 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan. 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.
