Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 37,491 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Échirolles grades C− overall: better than 17% of compared French towns, and #87 of 96 in Isère. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 12.5 recorded violent incidents and 36.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,894/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 34% 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.
The 2 things Échirolles does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Échirolles 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 TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Échirolles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vieux pont sur le Drac (également sur commune de Claix), in Le Pont-de-Claix, 2.2 mi away.
0.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Échirolles. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Géo-Charlesin town
MuseumMusée de la viscosein town
AttractionTour Perret4.2 km north, in Grenoble
MuseumMagasin-CNAC4.3 km north, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée de l'Ancien Evêché5 km north, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère4.8 km north, in GrenoblePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Échirolles.
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,915 offenses in the graded categories in Échirolles in 2025. With 17,700 jobs for 13,600 working residents, Échirolles draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents. Of the graded crimes in Échirolles, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Échirolles above both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €21,900 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Échirolles is below both Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis LumièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 87%+2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Marie CurieNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 419 | 95%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent VaucansonBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 96 | 84%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Échirolles comes above both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 20% of residents are children under 15.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Échirolles | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 3,213 residents of Échirolles died, against 3,495 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. Its four care homes for older people (300 places) count their residents as Échirolles’; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,894/m², below both Isère’s towns (€2,716/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses in Échirolles sell for €3,221/m² and apartments for €1,784/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,221/m² | 107 |
| Apartments | €1,784/m² | 817 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Échirolles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
35 notable people were born in Échirolles.
David di Tommaso: Vincent Teeuwen at Flickr.com, CC BY 2.0 · Mélissa Theuriau: Ammar Abd Rabbo *derivative work: Keraunoscopia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sandrine Aubert: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vincent Clerc: Pierre-Selim, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yoric Ravet: Ludovic Péron, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Irene Curtoni: Palazzo Chigi, CC BY 3.0
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échirolles | 37,491 | — | C− | C+ | D− | B |
| Le Pont-de-Claix | 10,956 | 1.3 | C− | B− | C− | B− |
| Seyssins | 8,092 | 1.6 | B− | D | C− | A |
| Eybens | 10,493 | 1.6 | C | D | D− | A− |
| Grenoble | 156,140 | 2.2 | C− | C | D− | B |
| Seyssinet-Pariset | 11,739 | 2.2 | B− | C | C− | A |
| Claix | 7,836 | 2.7 | B− | D | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #93 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 164 burglaries and 633 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #72 of 102 in Isère. The lycée stands out: 95% of 419 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Marie Curie in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.52/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Échirolles grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Échirolles is a commune of 37,491 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
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.