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It is a town of 3,116 residents in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
A solid town with one catch. Work and incomes are strong: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 5.0% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes an A−, good for #21 of 96 in Isère. On that grade it does better than four fifths of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety, B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Le Touvet does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Touvet 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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Le Touvet has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1959.
16% 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 Touvet.
The unemployment rate comes to 5.0%. 16.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Houses in Le Touvet sell for €3,460/m² and apartments for €2,905/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.00/m² a month, above both Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €13.70/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,460/m² | 55 |
| Apartments | €2,905/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearly a fifth of residents have reached 65. Half the people of Le Touvet are older than 44.6. Children under 15 make up 17%, in line with Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%).
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Le Touvet | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 52% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of the graded crimes in Le Touvet, criminal damage came up most often (2025). Violence against people ran at 4.8 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 14.5 (2023–2025 average).
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 · When other physical violence and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (11.9% of the index here). With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.3 mi away. Results rank its schools #48 of 102 in Isère.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Pierre AiguilleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 147 | 90%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
258 deaths in Le Touvet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 296: 13% below. The nearest emergency department to Le Touvet is Antenne Smur Aerodrome Versoud Chu de Grenoble Alpes, 11.9 mi away. Average lifespans in Isère: 86.8 years for women, 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. This Isère town has 8 family doctors.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Le Touvet. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau du Touvetin townFortFortMaison forte de la Frettein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaumontin townChâteauChâteauChâteau du Mollardin townAttractionAttractionTour Isabelle3.8 km west, in Plateau-des-Petites-RochesChâteauChâteauChâteau du Carre4.9 km southwest, in La TerrassePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Le Touvet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Le Touvet.
Michel Fuzellier: Noelfu, CC BY-SA 2.5
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 Touvet | 3,116 | — | A− | C | B | B− |
| Crêts en Belledonne | 3,470 | 4.5 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Pontcharra | 7,350 | 6.1 | B+ | C+ | C | B |
| Crolles | 8,609 | 6.1 | A− | C− | C− | A− |
| Froges | 3,285 | 6.3 | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Allevard | 3,971 | 6.6 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Bernin | 3,334 | 7.4 | A | C− | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #26 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #48 of 102 in Isère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Touvet grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Touvet is a commune of 3,116 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
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.
