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A town of 3,285 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Froges has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 0.6 points below the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Froges does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Froges 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.
Froges has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Froges as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré (ruines de l'ancien), in Domène, 6.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Froges.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Froges, 99.0% passed the bac, higher than both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away. Schools rank #14 of 102 in Isère.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège BelledonneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 197 | 94%−1 pt |
| Lycée général et technologique Marie ReynoardNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 277 | 99%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 6.6%, below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 750 jobs are based in Froges, for 1,500 working residents (0.5 per worker). Also worth knowing: on foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 16.7% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Froges’; allowing for it, deaths were 19% below expected. 411 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, close to the 410 that France’s rates at each age predict. Average lifespans in Isère: 86.8 years for women, 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 4 general practitioners here.
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 care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,435/m² in Froges, apartments for €2,798/m². A home here costs 7.3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan. House rents are put at about €12.14/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,435/m² | 64 |
| Apartments | €2,798/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 16%, below Isère’s towns (18%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 37% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Froges | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of the graded crimes in Froges, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 37 offenses were reported in Froges during 2025. Violence against people averaged 3 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 9.5.
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 26.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Froges. Best known first.
MuseumMaison Bergès4.7 km southwest, in Villard-BonnotAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye des Ayes3.3 km west, in CrollesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Crolles3 km northwest, in CrollesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montfort4.1 km northwest, in CrollesChâteauChâteauMaison forte de la Veyrie4.7 km west, in BerninPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Froges is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Froges.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Froges | 3,285 | — | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Villard-Bonnot | 7,509 | 2 | A− | B− | B− | C+ |
| Crolles | 8,609 | 2.2 | A− | C− | C− | A− |
| Bernin | 3,334 | 2.7 | A | C− | B | A |
| Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes | 3,016 | 3.5 | A | C− | A− | A |
| Le Versoud | 4,900 | 4.3 | A+ | C | A | A |
| Saint-Ismier | 7,165 | 4.5 | A− | D | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Froges has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns and #14 of 102 in Isère. The lycée stands out: 99% of 277 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Marie Reynoard 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 €13.09/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Froges grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Froges is a commune of 3,285 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan. 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.