Domène grades B overall: better than 60% of compared French towns, and #41 of 96 in Isère. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 89% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Domène 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 Domène.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
On foot, Domène works better than 93% of compared French towns
20.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 7.3% of the labour force are out of work. Domène has 2,250 jobs for 3,150 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport10%
Bicycle6%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,250
jobs based in Domène, 0.7 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Domène sees fewer deaths than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 75 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Domène comes below both Isère’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 583 residents of Domène died, against 676 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Domène · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne Smur Aerodrome Versoud Chu de Grenoble Alpes
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Belledonne
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median sale price of homes in Domène is €2,896/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 190 sales of houses and apartments in Domène from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,716/m² for the median of compared towns in Isère.
€2,896/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Domène€2,896/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,685/m²
70
Apartments
€2,696/m²
120
€13.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.77 to €17.21/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,600
median annual income per consumption unit, Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Domène records more crime per resident than 74% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 165 offenses in the graded categories in Domène in 2025. Violence against people ran at 6.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 21.2 (2023–2025 average). For sexual violence and armed robbery, 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, 1.5% of the index here.
6.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage72
Theft from vehicles28
Burglary22
Vehicle theft18
Family violence16
Other physical violence9
Fraud46
Theft without violence30
Drug use25
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.
6.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
165
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.5%
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
History
1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Domène: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). 4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Domène
Is Domène safe?
It grades C for safety, #59 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 72 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Domène good?
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #49 of 102 in Isère. 97% of 105 candidates passed the bac at École des Pupilles de l'air et de l'espace in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Domène expensive to live in?
By type: houses €3,685/m² (70 sales), apartments €2,696/m² (120 sales). Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.61/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Domène grades C− for cost of living.
About Domène
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Domène is a commune of 6,835 people in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. 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.
