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A town of 1,711 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
La Motte-d'Aveillans’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment. It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes change hands at a median €1,789/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). La Motte-d'Aveillans 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.
The 2 things La Motte-d'Aveillans does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Motte-d'Aveillans 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 Motte-d'Aveillans 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 Motte-d'Aveillans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Georges, in Saint-Georges-de-Commiers, 5.6 mi away.
32% 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 Motte-d'Aveillans.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 86% houses, the rest apartments. 56 houses and apartments changed hands in La Motte-d'Aveillans from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,800/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Isère: 86.8 years for women, 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. After the care-home adjustment, La Motte-d'Aveillans’ deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, above both Isère’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). 193 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 183: 6% above.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
27% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. Under 15: 17% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Motte-d'Aveillans | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, close to Isère’s towns (8.1%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.9% of working residents in La Motte-d'Aveillans went to work by public transport. Median disposable income comes to €25,850 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near La Motte-d'Aveillans. Best known first.
Nothing in La Motte-d'Aveillans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Motte-d'Aveillans.
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 Motte-d'Aveillans | 1,711 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 4.6 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 5.5 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Vif | 8,530 | 7 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 8.1 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Vizille | 7,292 | 8.1 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 8,542 | 9.6 | C+ | D | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Motte-d'Aveillans has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 16.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Motte-d'Aveillans grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Motte-d'Aveillans is a commune of 1,711 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 November 9, 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.