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Population 1,253: a town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Livet-et-Gavet’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car (C).
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Livet-et-Gavet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Livet-et-Gavet 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.
Livet-et-Gavet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Livet-et-Gavet does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Livet-et-Gavet counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Livet-et-Gavet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Livet-et-Gavet.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Livet-et-Gavet have one GP on hand. In Isère, women can expect to live 86.8 years and men 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 104 residents of Livet-et-Gavet died, against 91 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Livet-et-Gavet is Antenne Smur Alpes D Huez Chu de Grenoble Alpes, 7.8 mi away.
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 adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.89/m² a month, below both Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up nearly four fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 43 houses and apartments changed hands in Livet-et-Gavet from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,591/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 21%, above Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. The age that splits Livet-et-Gavet in two is 40.6.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Livet-et-Gavet | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €24,100 a year per consumption unit. One in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 20th century. Among the classé monuments in Livet-et-Gavet is Centrale hydroélectrique des Vernes.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Livet-et-Gavet. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Livet-et-Gavet.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Livet-et-Gavet is a commune of 1,253 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oisans. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livet-et-Gavet | 1,253 | — | — | A− | — | D |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut | 4,006 | 4.6 | A | C− | A | A |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage | 5,587 | 5.2 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Vizille | 7,292 | 6.5 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 2,617 | 6.6 | C− | C | C+ | D |
| Jarrie | 3,952 | 7.6 | A | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 8.4 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Livet-et-Gavet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 14.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Livet-et-Gavet grades A− for cost of living.
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.