Mens has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,302/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Trièves. Its strongest is walkability (A): 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Mens 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mens.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
More commuters in Mens walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 28.5%
650 jobs are based in Mens, for 500 working residents (1.3 per worker). Unemployment stood at 12.1%, higher than both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,440 a year per consumption unit.
28%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving60%
On foot20%
Bicycle6%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
650
jobs based in Mens, 1.3 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 37% of people in Mens are 65 or over, more than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns
Aged 15 to 24: 6.9% of residents. 13% are under 15, lower than both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 41% of adults.
54.6median age
MensIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Schools around Mens do less well than those of 88% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Mens is 85.0%, below Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 6.3 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Mens’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Mens records 96 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Isère’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). 356 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 282: 26% above. The nearest emergency department to Mens is Centre hospitalier Fabrice Marchiol la Mure, 6.5 mi away. Average lifespans in Isère: 86.8 years for women, 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw126
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Mens · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Fabrice Marchiol la Mure
23 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique des Cedres
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Mens is rich in protected monuments: 42 per 10,000 residents, more than Isère’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Mens has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1999. The protected list starts in the 11th century. 25% of its homes were built before 1919, above Isère’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
6historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit6
11th c.
oldest protected part
1961
first monument protected
1999
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Mens earns a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.79/m² a month, lower than both Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,302/m², comes from 51 sales of houses and apartments in Mens from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.27/m² a month.
€2,302/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mens€2,302/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,302/m²
47
€11.79/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.87 to €15.66/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,300
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Trièves
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mens
Is Mens safe?
Mens has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 13.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Mens good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mens expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,302/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Mens grades C+ for cost of living.
About Mens
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mens is a commune of 1,415 people in the Communauté de communes du Trièves. 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
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.
