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Lans-en-Vercors’ story
Lans-en-Vercors in pictures
Lans-en-Vercors has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
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Lans-en-VercorsIsère
Some 2,751 people live in this town, in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
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Population
2,751
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Home prices
€3,889
per m² · 134 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²
Rent
€13.42
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€31,850
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
17%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%
Is Lans-en-Vercors a good place to live?
Work and incomes are strong: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. It also does well on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is its weak spot: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. 37% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Lans-en-Vercors has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Lans-en-Vercors stand out
The 3 things Lans-en-Vercors does most differently from other towns.
Second homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Poverty rate
Income
6% below the poverty line
Of residents in 2023, against 13%, the median of compared French towns
Median income €31,850 a year per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size). Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Median price per m²
Housing
€3,889/m²
Median sale price, 60% above the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)
134 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.
How Lans-en-Vercors grades
Each subject compares Lans-en-Vercors 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.
Lans-en-Vercors has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Jobs & income5.3% unemployment · #29 of 110 in IsèreAOpen →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA−Open →Cost of livingBelow the middle of the towns comparedC−Open →WalkabilityNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lans-en-Vercors.
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Lans-en-Vercors run below what its ages would predict: 74 per 100 expected, fewer than Isère’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Isère live to 86.8 on average and men to 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 143 residents of Lans-en-Vercors died, against 192 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Lans-en-Vercors is Clinique des Cedres, 6.9 mi away. There are 10 general practitioners in the town.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Lans-en-Vercors · 6.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique des Cedres
6.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique des Cedres
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
HousingCost of living C−
Buying in Lans-en-Vercors costs more than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,889/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €4,767/m² in Lans-en-Vercors, apartments for €3,341/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €13.42/m² a month, about level with Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.16/m² a month.
€3,889/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lans-en-Vercors€3,889/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,767/m² | 58 |
| Apartments | €3,341/m² | 76 |
€13.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.17 to €17.70/m² a month)
9.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Massif du Vercors
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Lans-en-Vercors has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Lans-en-Vercors has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
1929
first monument protected
9%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Incomes in Lans-en-Vercors run higher than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: a median €31,850 a year per consumption unit
The jobless rate is 5.3%. At the census, 17.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
Public transport9%
On foot4%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter0%
550
jobs based in Lans-en-Vercors, 0.4 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Lans-en-Vercors than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: 60% of adults
The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). At 46.7, the median resident of Lans-en-Vercors sits in the middle of the age range.
46.7median age
Lans-en-VercorsIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma5%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education60%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Lans-en-Vercors | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 60% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Lans-en-Vercors has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Among the graded crimes in Lans-en-Vercors, the most frequent was burglary (2025). Over 2025, Lans-en-Vercors logged 41 recorded offenses. Violence against people averaged 2.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 11.5.
2.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary33
Criminal damage8
Armed robbery0
Fraud15
Theft without violence11
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.
2.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
41
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
36.5%
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 · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 36.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →La Magie des automates and 2 more in and around Lans-en-Vercors
Other places to visit and museums in and near Lans-en-Vercors. Best known first.
MuseumLa Magie des automatesin townAttractionAttractionPlateau de la Molièrein townAttractionAttractionLocation d'ânes4.1 km south, in Villard-de-LansPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- La Magie des automates: Jean-Paul Corlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lans-en-Vercors
14pages on Lans-en-Vercors
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
Lans-en-Vercors has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Classé
Vieux pont sur le Drac (également sur commune de Claix)Bridge · 17th c. · in Le Pont-de-Claix, 5.4 mi
Classé
Château de BeauregardChâteau · 18th & 19th c. · in Seyssinet-Pariset, 5.6 mi
Classé
Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 11th–17th c. · in Vif, 6.3 mi
Classé
Croix en pierreCross · in Sassenage, 6.8 mi
Famous people from Lans-en-Vercors
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lans-en-Vercors yet.
Lans-en-Vercors’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Autrans-Méaudre en VercorsVillard-de-LansClaixVarces-Allières-et-RissetSeyssinsLe Pont-de-ClaixLans-en-Vercors
How the neighbors grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lans-en-Vercors | 2,751 | — | — | C− | — | A− |
| Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors | 2,936 | 3.5 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Villard-de-Lans | 4,328 | 4 | A+ | C− | A− | B+ |
| Claix | 7,836 | 4.5 | B− | D | C+ | A− |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 8,542 | 5.1 | C+ | D | C | A− |
| Seyssins | 8,092 | 5.6 | B− | D | C− | A |
| Le Pont-de-Claix | 10,956 | 5.7 | C− | B− | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lans-en-Vercors
Is Lans-en-Vercors safe?
Lans-en-Vercors has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Is Lans-en-Vercors expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lans-en-Vercors grades C− for cost of living.
About Lans-en-Vercors
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lans-en-Vercors is a commune of 2,751 people in the Communauté de communes du Massif du Vercors. 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
- 2,751 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté de communes du Massif du Vercors
- Département
- Isère (38)
- Région
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Area
- 15 sq mi (39 km²)
- INSEE code
- 38205
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.