Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,400 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Goncelin 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 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 4.7% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Goncelin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Goncelin 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Goncelin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bayard (ruines), in Pontcharra, 6 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Goncelin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Goncelin comes below both Isère’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 153 residents of Goncelin died, against 194 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% fewer. 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
For Goncelin, that is below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €29,200 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Goncelin sits above both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Goncelin | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Goncelin above both Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,788/m², comes from 71 sales of houses and apartments in Goncelin from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,807/m² | 52 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Goncelin is above both Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège IcareNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 97%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Goncelin. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau du Touvet3.5 km northwest, in Le TouvetFortFortMaison forte de la Frette3.2 km west, in Le TouvetChâteauChâteauChâtel de Theys4.6 km south, in TheysChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaumont3.6 km west, in Le TouvetChâteauChâteauChâteau du Mollard2.9 km northwest, in Le TouvetAttractionAttractionMaison-forte du Verger3.6 km southwest, in La TerrassePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Goncelin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Goncelin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goncelin | 2,400 | — | — | C+ | — | A |
| Le Touvet | 3,116 | 1.8 | A− | C | B | B− |
| Crêts en Belledonne | 3,470 | 3.6 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Froges | 3,285 | 5.9 | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Allevard | 3,971 | 5.9 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Crolles | 8,609 | 6.3 | A− | C− | C− | A− |
| Pontcharra | 7,350 | 6.5 | B+ | C+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Goncelin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 13.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns. 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 €2,788/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Goncelin grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Goncelin is a commune of 2,400 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.