Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 720 residents.
La Rivière has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing La Rivière does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Rivière as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is maison Burgaud, in Tullins, 4.8 mi away.
23% 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 Rivière.
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, below both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Among adults, 39% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Rivière | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in La Rivière, for 350 working residents (0.3 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,880 a year. Also worth knowing: at the census, 7.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
House rents are put at about €12.02/m² a month. La Rivière recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near La Rivière. Best known first.
Nothing in La Rivière is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Rivière 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 Rivière | 720 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tullins | 7,624 | 4.6 | C− | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Vinay | 4,438 | 5 | A+ | B+ | A− | B− |
| Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors | 2,936 | 5.3 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Moirans | 7,818 | 7.1 | A− | B− | C− | B+ |
| Renage | 3,348 | 7.1 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Voreppe | 9,922 | 7.6 | A | C | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Rivière is a commune of 720 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. 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.