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With 351 residents, it is a town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Gresse-en-Vercors has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 80% of its housing. Over-65s are nearly a third of the population.
The 2 things Gresse-en-Vercors does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gresse-en-Vercors as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint Jean-Baptiste, in Mayres-Savel, 8.1 mi away.
26% 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 Gresse-en-Vercors.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.5% of the town, below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 32% of residents are 65 or over. Also worth knowing: among adults, 43% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Gresse-en-Vercors | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Gresse-en-Vercors holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. The median disposable income is €28,240 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Behind the median of €2,363/m²: 74 houses and apartments sold in Gresse-en-Vercors between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for just over a quarter of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 74 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €2,333/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Gresse-en-Vercors is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Gresse-en-Vercors.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gresse-en-Vercors | 351 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 11 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Vif | 8,530 | 12 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| Villard-de-Lans | 4,328 | 12 | A+ | C− | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 12 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Die Drôme | 4,844 | 14 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 8,542 | 14 | C+ | D | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gresse-en-Vercors is a commune of 351 people in the Communauté de communes du Trièves. 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.