Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 1,135 residents in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
People here tend to be in good health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for cost of living and B for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Jarcieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Jarcieu 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.
Jarcieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Jarcieu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tombe du Facteur Cheval située au cimetière communal, in Hauterives, 6.9 mi away.
16% 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 Jarcieu.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Jarcieu. The nearest emergency department to Jarcieu is Clinique des Cotes du Rhone, 7 mi away. 86 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 111: 23% below. Life expectancy at birth in Isère is 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The unemployment rate comes to 7.8%. At the census, 4.8% of working residents in Jarcieu didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 2.3% of working residents in Jarcieu to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under 15: 16% of residents. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, above Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Typical age in Jarcieu: 48.1, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Jarcieu | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 22 homes were sold in Jarcieu. A house rents for an estimated €9.59/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Jarcieu. Best known first.
Nothing in Jarcieu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Jarcieu.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarcieu | 1,135 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Beaurepaire | 5,010 | 5 | A− | A− | C− | B |
| Anneyron Drôme | 4,169 | 5.2 | A | C+ | A | A |
| Chanas | 2,706 | 6.3 | C− | C+ | C | B− |
| Salaise-sur-Sanne | 4,606 | 6.6 | C− | C+ | D | B |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon Drôme | 7,001 | 6.6 | D | B | D | C |
| Roussillon | 8,595 | 7 | C− | B− | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Jarcieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Jarcieu is a commune of 1,135 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Bièvre et Rhône. 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) · 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.