La Côte-Saint-André’s weakest is safety — an average of 21.9 recorded violent incidents and 23.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The town grades C− overall, better than 17% of compared French towns, and ranks #84 of 96 in Isère. Residents’ health trails most towns (C−). Fewer journeys need a car: two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,214/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Bièvre Isère.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares La Côte-Saint-André 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Château · Classé · Photo: Laurent Espitallier · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Côte-Saint-André’s story
La Côte-Saint-André in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in La Côte-Saint-André: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 23 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 96% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1999.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Côte-Saint-André.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in La Côte-Saint-André than in 97% of compared French towns
With 3,200 jobs for 1,900 working residents, La Côte-Saint-André draws people in from neighbouring communes. The 2025 count: 192 offenses here. Other physical violence topped the graded crimes in La Côte-Saint-André (2025).
21.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence52
Criminal damage41
Sexual violence33
Vehicle theft21
Burglary18
Family violence17
Theft from vehicles10
Fraud53
Theft without violence26
Drug use21
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.
21.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
192
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.4% of the index here). Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
More protected monuments for its size in La Côte-Saint-André than in Isère or compared French towns: 23 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Côte-Saint-André is Maison natale de Berlioz. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 7 of 11. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1999. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in La Côte-Saint-André run higher than in 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. Adjusted for age and care homes, La Côte-Saint-André records 100 deaths per 100 expected, above Isère’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88) alike. 808 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 624: 29% above. The nearest emergency department to La Côte-Saint-André is Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu, 14.2 mi away.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in La Côte-Saint-André · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu
14.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in La Côte-Saint-André, 12.0%, runs above Isère’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income is €23,910 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 3.2% of working residents in La Côte-Saint-André to work at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot10%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,200
jobs based in La Côte-Saint-André, 1.7 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
92.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #43 of 102 in Isère. At the two general lycées, 96% of 328 candidates passed the bac, 1.5 points below the expected rate.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
La Côte-Saint-André gets a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,214/m²: 198 houses and apartments sold in La Côte-Saint-André between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses sell for €2,322/m² here, apartments for €2,067/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €11.99/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²).
€2,214/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Côte-Saint-André€2,214/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,322/m²
103
Apartments
€2,067/m²
95
€11.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.18 to €15.67/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,470
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Bièvre Isère
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in La Côte-Saint-André: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level).
Maison natale de Berlioz: Photo: Pepijntje · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel de Bocsozel: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel de ville: Photo: Edwardando · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from La Côte-Saint-André
6 notable people were born in La Côte-Saint-André.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Côte-Saint-André
Is La Côte-Saint-André safe?
It grades D− for safety, #90 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 41 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Côte-Saint-André good?
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #43 of 102 in Isère. The lycée stands out: 100% of 97 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Sainte-Cécile- Institution Saint-François in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Côte-Saint-André expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,214/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so La Côte-Saint-André grades C+ for cost of living.
About La Côte-Saint-André
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Côte-Saint-André is a commune of 4,873 people in the Communauté de communes Bièvre Isère. 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
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.
