Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
655 people live in this town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Le Bouchage has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Bouchage as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abri sous roche dit Grotte préhistorique de Lievrin, in Brégnier-Cordon, 5.6 mi away.
32% 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 Le Bouchage.
Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Ages in Le Bouchage split evenly at 42.9: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Le Bouchage | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Le Bouchage: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.3 each). At the census, 2.0% of working residents in Le Bouchage went to work by public transport. The median disposable income was €25,750 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Isère’s towns (€27,110).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Le Bouchage is 98.0%, above Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François Auguste RavierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 143 | 85%−2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Camille CorotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 239 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Le Bouchage recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Le Bouchage. Best known first.
MuseumMaison Ravier4.1 km west, in MorestelChâteauChâteauChâteau de Brangues3.1 km north, in BranguesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Morestel4.2 km west, in MorestelArt galleryArt galleryCarmin4.2 km west, in MorestelZooZooFerme pédagogique du Père Louis3.9 km west, in Vézeronce-CurtinArt galleryArt galleryPictur'Halles4.2 km west, in MorestelPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Le Bouchage is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Le Bouchage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bouchage | 655 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morestel | 4,340 | 2.8 | C− | C+ | C− | D |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin | 7,698 | 2.9 | C+ | B | B− | B+ |
| Dolomieu | 3,173 | 4.1 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Aoste | 2,876 | 7 | B+ | C+ | A− | C− |
| Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour | 3,628 | 7.3 | B | C+ | A | C |
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages Savoie | 3,095 | 7.9 | A− | C | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Bouchage is a commune of 655 people in the Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné. 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 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.