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In Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 17,515 residents. Over-65s are only 9% of the population.
More weak spots than strong ones. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 10.6 recorded violent incidents and 23 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fewer journeys need a car (A−): 75% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,675/m² takes 7.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI). People here tend to be in good health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, ranking #93 of 96 in Isère. On that grade it does better than 8% of compared French towns. Schools lag: bac results 2.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.6 points below the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things L'Isle-d'Abeau does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares L'Isle-d'Abeau 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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L'Isle-d'Abeau has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1954.
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Isle-d'Abeau.
8.9% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of the town, above Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half of L'Isle-d'Abeau is older than 33.3, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| L'Isle-d'Abeau | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 8.9% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Police and gendarmerie figures for L'Isle-d'Abeau show 547 offenses in 2025. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 83% of 30 candidates passed the bac pro. For exam results, it comes #84 of 102 in Isère. Near L'Isle-d'Abeau, 93.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François TruffautNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 71%−9 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Philibert DelormeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 320 | 92%−4 pts |
| Collège Savaldor AllendeBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 184 | 84%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in L'Isle-d'Abeau goes for €2,609/m², an apartment for €2,756/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €12.45/m² a month. The sales split: 49% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,609/m² | 249 |
| Apartments | €2,756/m² | 255 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income is €23,940 a year per consumption unit. For its 8,150 residents in work, L'Isle-d'Abeau has 5,200 jobs: 0.6 each. At the census, 16.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
643 deaths in L'Isle-d'Abeau between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 694: 7% below. Life expectancy in Isère: 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 10 GPs practise in the town.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.6% of homes were built before 1919. Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage in and near L'Isle-d'Abeau. Best known first.
L'Isle-d'Abeau has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in L'Isle-d'Abeau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Isle-d'Abeau | 17,515 | — | D | C− | D | B+ |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 30,151 | 3 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Villefontaine | 19,445 | 3.1 | D | C | D | B |
| La Verpillière | 7,786 | 4.1 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Saint-Savin | 4,323 | 4.6 | A− | C− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Quentin-Fallavier | 6,189 | 5.3 | D | C− | D− | B |
| Nivolas-Vermelle | 2,706 | 5.4 | — | C− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #82 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 43 burglaries and 185 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns and #84 of 102 in Isère. 92% of 320 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Philibert Delorme in 2025, 4 points below 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 €13.58/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so L'Isle-d'Abeau grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
L'Isle-d'Abeau is a commune of 17,515 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI). 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 November 4, 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.