Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The median home sells for €3,504/m².
La Terrasse 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 Terrasse 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Terrasse.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than La Terrasse’s ages would predict, 69 per 100 expected, under Isère’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2 GPs practise in La Terrasse. The nearest emergency department to La Terrasse is Antenne Smur Aerodrome Versoud Chu de Grenoble Alpes, 9.3 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 270 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 263, 3% fewer. In Isère, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in La Terrasse · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne Smur Aerodrome Versoud Chu de Grenoble Alpes
12.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Nord Chu de Grenoble Alpes
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in La Terrasse costs more than in Isère’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €14.69/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in La Terrasse goes for €3,550/m², an apartment for €3,396/m². Houses made up 53% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. This Isère town recorded 97 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,504/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Terrasse€3,504/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,550/m²
51
Apartments
€3,396/m²
46
€14.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.75 to €18.36/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
La Terrasse is better off than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €32,260 a year per consumption unit
La Terrasse holds 450 jobs; 1,150 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 6.6%, lower than both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, just over one in ten commuters got to work without a car.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport7%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in La Terrasse, 0.4 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 69% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
La Terrasse keeps more of its old housing than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. La Terrasse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in La Terrasse hold a degree than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 48%
Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, below both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). La Terrasse has a median age of 46.8 years.
46.8median age
La TerrasseIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
La Terrasse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 2.9 violent offenses and 10.8 graded property crimes a year. Recorded offenses in La Terrasse came to 22 in 2025. More of the graded crimes here were burglary than anything else (2025).
2.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary12
Criminal damage10
Armed robbery0
Fraud19
Theft without violence13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
34.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (34.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château du Carre and 7 more in and around La Terrasse
Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Terrasse. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Terrasse
Is La Terrasse safe?
La Terrasse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 10 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Terrasse good?
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Terrasse expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Terrasse grades C for cost of living.
About La Terrasse
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Terrasse is a commune of 2,470 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan. 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
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.
