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DoissinIsère

A town of 876 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Doissin a good place to live?

Doissin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Doissin’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Doissin’s story

No historic monuments in Doissin

The Culture ministry lists no building in Doissin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de Pupetières, in Châbons, 3.1 mi away.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Doissin.

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Doissin, above Isère’s towns and compared French towns

Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. Doissin has a median age of 42.8. Among adults, 33% have a degree.

42.8median age
DoissinIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Doissin
DoissinIsère medianFrance median
Under 1519%18%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4423%23%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+18%21%22%
No diploma13%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%24%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education33%33%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Only 4.8% of commuters in Doissin go to work without a car, fewer than in both Isère’s towns and compared French towns

5.5% of people in the labour force have no job. Doissin holds 200 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. The median disposable income was €27,500 a year per consumption unit, close to Isère’s towns (€27,110) and above compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Doissin, 0.5 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run higher in Doissin than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: €13.92/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses made up 86% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 28 homes in Doissin.

€13.92/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Doissin€13.92/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Isère median€13.13/m²
€13.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.77 to €17.98/m² a month)
€11.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Virieu and 4 more in and around Doissin

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Doissin. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Doissin

12pages on Doissin

Landmarks

Nothing in Doissin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Doissin

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Doissin yet.

How we find them →

Doissin’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Isère →
La Tour-du-PinCessieuSaint-Clair-de-la-TourVillages du Lac de PaladruSaint-André-le-GazLe Grand-LempsLa Tour-du-PinCessieuSaint-Clair-de-la-TourVillages du Lac de PaladruSaint-André-le-GazLe Grand-LempsDoissin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Doissin876—————
La Tour-du-Pin8,1114.9C−C+C−B−
Cessieu3,2595.3—C−—C+
Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour3,6285.4BC+AC
Villages du Lac de Paladru2,5985.5BCB+A−
Saint-André-le-Gaz2,7545.8—B−—A
Le Grand-Lemps3,0837.1BBBB−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Doissin

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Doissin is a commune of 876 people in the Communauté de communes Les Vals 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

Population
876 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Les Vals du Dauphiné
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.5 km²)
INSEE code
38147

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.