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With 1,083 residents, it is a town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The local economy does well: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 5.2% unemployment. It also does well on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Most journeys need a car (C−): 78% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. La Frette 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 La Frette 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.
La Frette has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Frette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison natale de Berlioz, in La Côte-Saint-André, 4.9 mi away.
26% 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 Frette.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 4.7 mi away. A collège lies 3 mi away. The brevet pass rate near La Frette is 88.0%, in line with Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Liers et LempsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 155 | 88%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.7% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €26,450 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The nearest emergency department to La Frette is Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes, 10.5 mi away. 72 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 89: 20% below. Life expectancy in Isère: 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in La Frette: 24 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Half the people of La Frette are older than 45.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Frette | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near La Frette. Best known first.
Nothing in La Frette is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Frette.
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 Frette | 1,083 | — | — | B | — | B+ |
| Le Grand-Lemps | 3,083 | 2.9 | B | B | B | B− |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs | 3,425 | 3.7 | B | B− | C+ | B+ |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 4,873 | 5 | C− | C+ | D− | C− |
| Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux | 3,186 | 6.5 | D | B | C | C+ |
| Apprieu | 3,615 | 6.6 | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Rives | 6,549 | 7.3 | C+ | B− | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Frette has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.3 recorded violent incidents and 12.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Frette is a commune of 1,083 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
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.