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A town of 10,493 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Eybens grades C overall: better than 33% of compared French towns, and #68 of 96 in Isère. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 8.4 recorded violent incidents and 36 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 €3,026/m², a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Its strongest is walkability (A): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% 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 one thing Eybens does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Eybens 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 Eybens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour Perret, située dans le parc Paul-Mistral, in Grenoble, 2.3 mi away.
1.6% 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 Eybens. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble4.9 km north, in Grenoble
AttractionTour Perret3.7 km north, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère4.3 km north, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée de l'Ancien Evêché4.6 km north, in Grenoble
MuseumMuséum d'histoire naturelle de Grenoble4.1 km north, in GrenoblePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eybens.
Of the graded crimes in Eybens, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025). In all, 478 offenses reached the police record in the town in 2025. This Isère town has 6,900 jobs for 4,600 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Half of residents lived on more than €27,560 a year per consumption unit, near Isère’s towns (€27,110) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 2.8% of working residents in Eybens at the census. The jobless rate is 9.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,580/m² in Eybens, apartments for €2,856/m². 344 sales of houses and apartments in the town, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,026/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,580/m² | 81 |
| Apartments | €2,856/m² | 263 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
757 deaths in Eybens between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 910: 17% below. Average lifespans in Isère: 86.8 years for women, 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. This Isère town has 9 family doctors.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #70 of 102 in Isère. The nearest collège is 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les SaulesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 127 | 73%−12 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
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, below both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). At 42.7, the median resident of Eybens sits in the middle of the age range. Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Eybens | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Eybens is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Eybens yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eybens | 10,493 | — | C | D | D− | A− |
| Échirolles | 37,491 | 1.6 | C− | C+ | D− | B |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | 37,695 | 1.7 | C− | C | D | C+ |
| Grenoble | 156,140 | 2.2 | C− | C | D− | B |
| Le Pont-de-Claix | 10,956 | 2.7 | C− | B− | C− | B− |
| Gières | 7,376 | 2.9 | C+ | D | D− | A |
| Seyssins | 8,092 | 3.1 | B− | D | C− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #90 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 43 burglaries and 133 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #70 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.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,026/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Eybens grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Eybens is a commune of 10,493 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.