L'Albenc’s schools beat most: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Housing is within reach (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The median price paid is €1,667/m².
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). L'Albenc 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 L'Albenc 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, L'Albenc sees more deaths than 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 80 residents of L'Albenc died, against 81 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. Weighed against its ages and care homes, L'Albenc records 99 deaths per 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to L'Albenc is Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes, 12.2 mi away. In Isère, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in L'Albenc · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes
12.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A town of families: 21% of people in L'Albenc are under 15, more than in Isère’s towns and across compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town, below Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 19% of the population. Half of L'Albenc is older than 41.8, half younger.
41.8median age
L'AlbencIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
L'Albenc keeps more of its old housing than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in L'Albenc, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in L'Albenc are out of work than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.4%
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,000 a year. 11.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 6.9% of working residents in L'Albenc didn’t travel to work at all.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport9%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in L'Albenc, 0.4 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 44% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about L'Albenc
Is L'Albenc safe?
L'Albenc has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in L'Albenc good?
They grade A+, better than 95% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is L'Albenc expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so L'Albenc grades A− for cost of living.
About L'Albenc
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
L'Albenc is a commune of 1,255 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. 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
Population
1,255 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté
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.
