Dolomieu has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 35% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,319/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Les Vals du Dauphiné. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Dolomieu 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dolomieu.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Dolomieu has lower unemployment than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1%
On this, Dolomieu is below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Dolomieu has 350 jobs for 1,500 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,850 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport5%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Dolomieu, 0.2 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 25% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Dolomieu sees fewer deaths than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 79 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Dolomieu comes below both Isère’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 189 residents of Dolomieu died, against 239 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw79
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Dolomieu · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Yves Touraine
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.
The median price, €2,319/m², comes from 81 sales of houses and apartments in Dolomieu from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.67/m² a month, close to Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,319/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dolomieu€2,319/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,354/m²
73
€13.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.81 to €17.30/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Les Vals du Dauphiné
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Dolomieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Dolomieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 29 offenses in the graded categories in Dolomieu in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, 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, 25.0% of the index here.
2.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary16
Criminal damage13
Armed robbery0
Fraud26
Theft without violence5
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.
2.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
25.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dolomieu
Is Dolomieu safe?
Dolomieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 12.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
Is Dolomieu expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,319/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Dolomieu grades C for cost of living.
About Dolomieu
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Dolomieu is a commune of 3,173 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
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.
