Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 745 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Combe-de-Lancey has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Combe-de-Lancey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré (ruines de l'ancien), in Domène, 3.3 mi away.
21% 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 La Combe-de-Lancey.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents. The median resident of La Combe-de-Lancey is 46.5 years old. 21% of residents are 65 or over, near Isère’s towns (21%) and lower than compared French towns (22%).
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Combe-de-Lancey | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 54% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 3.8%, below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). La Combe-de-Lancey has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 3.2% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of La Combe-de-Lancey, 99.0% passed the bac, higher than both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège BelledonneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 197 | 94%−1 pt |
| Lycée général et technologique Marie ReynoardNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 277 | 99%+1 pt |
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.
13 houses and apartments changed hands in La Combe-de-Lancey from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near La Combe-de-Lancey. Best known first.
MuseumMaison Bergès1.5 km northwest, in Villard-BonnotFortFortTour d'Etapes3.1 km southwest, in Le VersoudChâteauChâteauMaison forte de la Veyrie4.8 km northwest, in BerninRuinsRuinsTour de Montfallet4.5 km northeast, in FrogesAttractionAttractionMaison forte "La Bâtie de Champrond"3.8 km northwest, in Saint-IsmierPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in La Combe-de-Lancey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Combe-de-Lancey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Combe-de-Lancey | 745 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Versoud | 4,900 | 1.5 | A+ | C | A | A |
| Villard-Bonnot | 7,509 | 1.6 | A− | B− | B− | C+ |
| Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes | 3,016 | 3.2 | A | C− | A− | A |
| Domène | 6,835 | 3.2 | B | C− | C | A− |
| Froges | 3,285 | 3.4 | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Ismier | 7,165 | 3.6 | A− | D | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Combe-de-Lancey is a commune of 745 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan. 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 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.