Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Sône.
History
Old homes shape La Sône: 30% were built before 1919, more than in both Isère’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Sône; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
La Sône has fewer young adults than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24
20% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, below Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. At 42.9, the median resident of La Sône sits in the middle of the age range.
42.9median age
La SôneIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
La Sône has lower unemployment than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8%
Households’ median disposable income: €24,650 a year per consumption unit. La Sône holds 150 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. At the census, 4.1% of working residents in La Sône went to work by public transport.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
150
jobs based in La Sône, 0.6 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in La Sône than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.00/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.68/m² a month. Houses were nearly four fifths of what sold. The market in La Sône: 24 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€10.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
La Sône€10.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Isère median€13.13/m²
€10.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.13 to €14.03/m² a month)
€10.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Sône
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Sône is a commune of 634 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
Population
634 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté
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.