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DomarinIsère

A town of 1,659 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Domarin a good place to live?

Domarin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% 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.

How Domarin grades

Each subject compares Domarin 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.

How grading works

HealthA+Open →Jobs & income8.7% unemploymentA−Open →Cost of livingC−Open →Walkability93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workB+Open →SchoolsBac results 1.6 points below the expected rateCOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

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

No historic monuments in Domarin

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

The nearest classé monument is Mur de terrasse antique, in Bourgoin-Jallieu, 1.6 mi away.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Domarin.

HealthHealth A+

Domarin loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 65 per 100 expected, below Isère’s towns and 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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 143 deaths in Domarin from 2016 to 2025; there were 93, 35% fewer. This Isère town has 2 family doctors.

−35%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw65
Adjusted65
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Domarin · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu
0.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.

HousingCost of living C−

A typical home in Domarin sells for €2,876/m²

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

Domarin recorded 54 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 78% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €12.91/m² a month.

€2,876/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Domarin€2,876/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,828/m²42
€13.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.48 to €16.31/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,880
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI)

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

Incomes in Domarin run higher than in both Isère’s towns and compared French towns: a median €30,320 a year per consumption unit

Jobs based in Domarin number 600, against 750 residents in work (0.8 per worker). Unemployment stood at 8.7%, about level with Isère’s towns (8.1%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 2.4% of working residents locally at the census.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
600
jobs based in Domarin, 0.8 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns

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

Schools

84.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 0.5 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 313 candidates at 3 lycées. Near Domarin, 91.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 1.3 mi to the nearest one.

93%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Domarin84.6%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Domarin91.2%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé Sainte-Claire d'Assise - Saint-Michel PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège13899%+1 pt
Lycée général et technologique l'OiseletNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée62294%−1 pt
Collège Pré BénitBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège21587%+7 pts

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93%
passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
85%
passed the vocational bac, −0.5 pts against the expected rate
84.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.5 pts against the expected rate
1.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

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

Degrees are held by 38% of adults, higher than both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Domarin are older than 43.5. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents.

43.5median age
DomarinIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Domarin
DomarinIsère medianFrance median
Under 1519%18%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4423%23%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+21%21%22%
No diploma16%19%19%
CAP or BEP23%24%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education38%33%30%

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

Safety

Domarin 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 6 violent offenses and 11.3 graded property crimes a year. In 2025, 13 offenses were recorded in Domarin. The commonest graded crime locally was burglary (2025).

6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Burglary8
Criminal damage5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence6

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.

6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
38.6%
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (38.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Nearby attractions

Musée de Bourgoin-Jallieu and 7 more in and around Domarin

Heritage and museums in and near Domarin. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

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Everything we know about Domarin

15pages on Domarin

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Domarin

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

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Domarin’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 →
Bourgoin-JallieuL'Isle-d'AbeauNivolas-VermelleRuy-MontceauSaint-SavinVillefontaineBourgoin-JallieuL'Isle-d'AbeauNivolas-VermelleRuy-MontceauSaint-SavinVillefontaineDomarin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Domarin1,659——C−—A+
Bourgoin-Jallieu30,1511.5C−C−C−C
L'Isle-d'Abeau17,5152.6DC−DB+
Nivolas-Vermelle2,7063.1—C−—B
Ruy-Montceau4,8054.1A−C−BB+
Saint-Savin4,3234.4A−C−AB+
Villefontaine19,4454.7DCDB

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

Questions about Domarin

Is Domarin safe?

Domarin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Domarin good?

They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns. 94% of 622 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique l'Oiselet in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Domarin expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.07/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Domarin grades C− for cost of living.

About Domarin

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Domarin is a commune of 1,659 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI). 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
1,659 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI)
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
1.2 sq mi (3 km²)
INSEE code
38149

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.