Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 143 residents, it is a town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Morte out for now. Second homes make up 86% of its housing. 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Morte does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Morte as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église priorale Notre-Dame, in Vizille, 5.4 mi away.
12% 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 Morte.
36% of adults hold a degree, above both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%). Children are 14% of the town. Residents of La Morte have a median age of 53.5.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Morte | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 7.7%. Per resident in work, La Morte counts 1.5 jobs (100 jobs, 50 workers). At the census, 4.9% of working residents in La Morte didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €2,172/m², below both Isère’s towns (€2,716/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 31% were houses. The market in La Morte: 48 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €2,059/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Morte is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Morte.
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 Morte | 143 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vizille | 7,292 | 5.3 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut | 4,006 | 6.9 | A | C− | A | A |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 7 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 7.4 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Jarrie | 3,952 | 7.5 | A | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage | 5,587 | 8.6 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Morte is a commune of 143 people in the Communauté de communes de la Matheysine. 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 October 30, 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.