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MassieuIsère

A town of 773 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Massieu a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Massieu

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

The nearest classé monument is Domaine de Longpra, in Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine, 1.7 mi away.

30% 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 Massieu.

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Massieu, above Isère’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Massieu above both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.2% of the population.

44.3median age
MassieuIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Massieu
MassieuIsère medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–249.2%11%11%
25–4422%23%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+22%21%22%
No diploma14%19%19%
CAP or BEP27%24%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education34%33%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 6.0% of commuters in Massieu go to work without a car, fewer than in Isère’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Massieu is below both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Massieu has 100 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 7.2% of the labour force are out of work.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Massieu, 0.3 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

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

In the comparison, Massieu comes above both Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Massieu97.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège des collinesNearest collègeCollègeCollège12197%+3 pts
97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Massieu is €11.57/m² a month, against €13.13/m² in Isère’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

€11.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Massieu€11.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Isère median€13.13/m²
€11.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.62 to €15.53/m² a month)
€11.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Longpra and 7 more in and around Massieu

Heritage in and near Massieu. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Massieu

13pages on Massieu

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Massieu

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

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Massieu’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 →
ChirensVillages du Lac de PaladruSaint-Étienne-de-CrosseyVoironCoublevieApprieuChirensVillages du Lac de PaladruSaint-Étienne-de-CrosseyVoironCoublevieApprieuMassieu
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Massieu773—————
Chirens2,5462.7—B−—C−
Villages du Lac de Paladru2,5983.9BCB+A−
Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey2,6194.4—C—A−
Voiron21,8475.1BB−C−B−
Coublevie5,5205.7A−C−BB+
Apprieu3,6155.8AC+A−B+

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

About Massieu

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Massieu is a commune of 773 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais. 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
773 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.6 km²)
INSEE code
38222

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.