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This town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 1,836.
Households here earn well: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 6.6% unemployment. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,795/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Murette 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 Murette 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 Murette has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Murette, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near La Murette. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Mainssieux4.4 km east, in Voiron
MuseumCaves de la Chartreuse4.9 km southeast, in VoironChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clermont4.1 km north, in ChirensAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Chirens3.5 km north, in ChirensMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des bernardines de Voiron4.5 km east, in VoironPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Murette.
Unemployment stood at 6.6%, below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 5.0% of working residents in La Murette 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.
Near La Murette, 98.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 mi away. At the two general lycées, 99% of 493 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège des collinesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 121 | 97%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Édouard HerriotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 333 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 172 | 98%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Murette, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
52 sales of houses and apartments in La Murette, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,795/m². The estimated advertised rent is €12.06/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²). The sales split: 85% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,933/m² | 44 |
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.
La Murette has 7 family doctors. Women in Isère live to 86.8 on average and men to 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 153 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 138, 10% fewer.
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 C− to A−.
Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Isère’s towns (18%). Aged 15 to 24: 9.7% of residents. Half of La Murette is older than 48.2, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Murette | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
La Murette has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Murette yet.
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 Murette | 1,836 | — | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Voiron | 21,847 | 2.4 | B | B− | C− | B− |
| Apprieu | 3,615 | 2.4 | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Chirens | 2,546 | 2.6 | — | B− | — | C− |
| Rives | 6,549 | 2.8 | C+ | B− | C+ | B |
| Saint-Jean-de-Moirans | 3,620 | 3.5 | A+ | B− | A | B |
| Coublevie | 5,520 | 3.7 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Murette has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 333 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Édouard Herriot in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,795/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Murette grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Murette is a commune of 1,836 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais. 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 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.