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A town of 2,178 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Jardin 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 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.1% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Jardin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Jardin 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 Jardin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Théâtre antique (restes), in Vienne, 2.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Jardin. Best known first.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne3.8 km northwest, in Vienne
MuseumÉglise Saint-Pierre de Vienne3.8 km northwest, in Vienne
AttractionThéâtre antique de Vienne3.5 km northwest, in Vienne
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Vienne3.7 km northwest, in Vienne
MuseumMusée de l'industrie textile3.6 km northwest, in Vienne
Art galleryMusée archéologique Saint-Pierre de Vienne3.9 km northwest, in ViennePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jardin.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 91% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. A house rents for an estimated €13.42/m² a month. Jardin recorded 58 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,222/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 28% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Jardin | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Jardin is 94.8%, near Isère’s towns (93.7%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one. At the three general lycées, 97% of 607 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges BrassensNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 96 | 90%+7 pts |
| Institution privée Saint-Charles PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 162 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège privé Robin PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 232 | 99%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
290 deaths in Jardin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 265: 9% above. Its care home for older people (73 places) counts its residents as Jardin’s; allowing for it, deaths were 17% below expected. The town has 3 family doctors. Also worth knowing: average lifespans in Isère: 86.8 years for women, 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
6.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 9.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Jardin 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 Jardin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jardin | 2,178 | — | — | C | — | B |
| Pont-Évêque | 6,213 | 2.1 | B | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Vienne | 31,778 | 2.2 | B− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Estrablin | 3,677 | 2.5 | B+ | C | C+ | B |
| Ampuis Rhône | 2,769 | 4.7 | A− | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Loire-sur-Rhône Rhône | 2,746 | 6.5 | B+ | C | A− | A |
| Condrieu Rhône | 3,957 | 7.3 | B+ | C | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Jardin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 162 candidates passed the bac at Institution privée Saint-Charles 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 €12.67/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Jardin grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Jardin is a commune of 2,178 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Vienne Condrieu. 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.