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LentiolIsère

A town of 242 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Lentiol a good place to live?

Lentiol is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Lentiol’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Lentiol’s story

No historic monuments in Lentiol

The Culture ministry lists no building in Lentiol as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Tombe du Facteur Cheval située au cimetière communal, in Hauterives, 5.7 mi away.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lentiol.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Lentiol than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15

Lentiol sits below both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure.

47.9median age
LentiolIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%

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%.

Ages and diplomas in Lentiol
LentiolIsère medianFrance median
Under 1515%18%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4417%23%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+23%21%22%
No diploma11%19%19%
CAP or BEP32%24%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education30%33%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Lentiol are out of work than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.6%

That puts Lentiol below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Lentiol has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.1 per worker. At the census, 1.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Lentiol, 0.1 per working resident
3.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

On this, Lentiol is above both Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lentiol91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Joseph BédierNearest collègeCollègeCollège6891%−4 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lentiol than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.80/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

In the comparison, Lentiol comes below both Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lentiol€8.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Isère median€13.13/m²
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.89 to €11.24/m² a month)
€10.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lentiol

12pages on Lentiol

Landmarks

Nothing in Lentiol is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Lentiol

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lentiol yet.

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Lentiol’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Isère →
BeaurepaireSaint-Siméon-de-BressieuxLa Côte-Saint-AndréAnneyronSaint-Étienne-de-Saint-GeoirsSaint-Rambert-d'AlbonBeaurepaireSaint-Siméon-de-BressieuxLa Côte-Saint-AndréAnneyronSaint-Étienne-de-Saint-GeoirsSaint-Rambert-d'AlbonLentiol
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lentiol242—————
Beaurepaire5,0103.9A−A−C−B
Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux3,1867.6DBCC+
La Côte-Saint-André4,8739.6C−C+D−C−
Anneyron Drôme4,16911AC+AA
Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs3,42512BB−C+B+
Saint-Rambert-d'Albon Drôme7,00114DBDC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Lentiol

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lentiol is a commune of 242 people in the Communauté de communes Bièvre Isère. 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
242 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bièvre Isère
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²)
INSEE code
38209

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.