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A town of 6,424 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
La Tronche grades B− overall: better than 48% of compared French towns, and #51 of 96 in Isère. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 13.7 recorded violent incidents and 42.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €3,456/m², a 70 m² home costs 9.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 3.8 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things La Tronche does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Tronche 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Tronche; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
Louis Chabert, born in 1772, is the one person born in La Tronche before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near La Tronche. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Hébertin town
MuseumMusée grenoblois des sciences médicalesin town
MuseumMusée de Grenoble1.6 km southwest, in Grenoble
AttractionBastille1.8 km west, in Grenoble
AttractionLa Casamaures2.4 km west, in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux
MuseumMusée de l'Ancien Evêché1.8 km southwest, in GrenoblePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Tronche.
On the Safety Grade, La Tronche ranks 95th of the 96 compared towns in Isère. Police and gendarmerie recorded 397 offenses locally in 2025. The town has 10,550 jobs for 2,750 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Of the graded crimes locally, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €33,840 a year per consumption unit. 7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Isère’s towns (8.1%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 14.4% of La Tronche’s working residents to work at the census.
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.
Behind the median of €3,456/m²: 219 houses and apartments sold in La Tronche between July 2023 and June 2026. The split locally: €4,403/m² for houses, €3,352/m² for apartments. The sales split: 24% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,403/m² | 52 |
| Apartments | €3,352/m² | 167 |
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.
For a family doctor, residents of La Tronche can choose among 7 GPs. Women in Isère live to 86.8 on average and men to 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 628 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 707: 11% below.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
19% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 16%, below Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 66% have a degree.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Tronche | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 21% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 10% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 66% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 9.3% of the total, above Isère’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 688 candidates at 7 lycées. On results, collèges and lycées here come #54 of 102 in Isère. The bac pass rate near La Tronche is 94.2%, near Isère’s towns (93.7%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Rondeau Montfleury Europe PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 143 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Philippine Duchesne - site de La Tronche PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 286 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent VaucansonBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 96 | 84%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
La Tronche has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Maison du peintre Ernest Hébert: Photo: Milky · CC BY-SA 3.0
68 notable people were born in La Tronche.
Michel Barnier: Florian David Pm, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grégory Lemarchal: Angyal Dóra, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Olivier Faure: Olivier Faure, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Thierry Claveyrolat: A.L. Miltenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adrien Douady: François Tisseyre, CC BY 2.5 · René Capitant: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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 Tronche | 6,424 | — | B− | D | D− | A |
| Corenc | 4,215 | 1.1 | C+ | D− | C− | B+ |
| Meylan | 18,770 | 1.7 | B+ | D | C | A |
| Grenoble | 156,140 | 2 | C− | C | D− | B |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | 37,695 | 2.1 | C− | C | D | C+ |
| Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux | 6,078 | 2.2 | C+ | C− | D | A− |
| Gières | 7,376 | 2.6 | C+ | D | D− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 59 burglaries and 103 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 45% of compared French towns and #54 of 102 in Isère. The lycée stands out: 100% of 286 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Philippine Duchesne - site de La Tronche 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 €3,456/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Tronche grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Tronche is a commune of 6,424 people in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. 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 October 30, 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.