Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 1,478 residents and lies in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The local economy does well: 1 job per working resident; 4.9% unemployment. At the median price of €1,880/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Trièves. Residents are healthier than most (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Monestier-de-Clermont 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.
The one thing Monestier-de-Clermont does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Monestier-de-Clermont 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.
Monestier-de-Clermont has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Monestier-de-Clermont as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint Jean-Baptiste, in Mayres-Savel, 5.3 mi away.
15% 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 Monestier-de-Clermont.
Just over a fifth 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. The unemployment rate comes to 4.9%. Jobs located in Monestier-de-Clermont: 700, for 700 residents in work (1 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Monestier-de-Clermont can choose among 7 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Monestier-de-Clermont is Centre hospitalier Fabrice Marchiol la Mure, 7.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 153 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 159, 4% more. In Isère, women can expect to live 86.8 years and men 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 7.4 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel CuynatNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 81 | 93%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Over-65s are 18% of the population. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Monestier-de-Clermont | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,880/m², comes from 37 sales of houses and apartments in Monestier-de-Clermont from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.87/m² a month, lower than Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.51/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,077/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Monestier-de-Clermont is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Monestier-de-Clermont as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monestier-de-Clermont | 1,478 | — | — | B− | — | A |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 7.7 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 8.9 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Vif | 8,530 | 9.3 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| Villard-de-Lans | 4,328 | 11 | A+ | C− | A− | B+ |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 12 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 8,542 | 12 | C+ | D | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Monestier-de-Clermont has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 14.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,880/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Monestier-de-Clermont grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Monestier-de-Clermont is a commune of 1,478 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
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.