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In Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 5,698 residents.
Montbonnot-Saint-Martin does the important things well, at a cost. Jobs and pay hold up well: 3 jobs per working resident; 6.3% unemployment. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety is weaker too — an average of 6.8 recorded violent incidents and 17 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The overall grade comes out at B+, better than 75% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #26 of 96 in Isère.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Montbonnot-Saint-Martin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montbonnot-Saint-Martin 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré (ruines de l'ancien), in Domène, 2 mi away.
4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Montbonnot-Saint-Martin. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
462 deaths in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 602: 23% below. In Isère, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The town has 10 family doctors.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin sell for €4,208/m², houses for €4,573/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €16.72/m² a month, above both Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 43% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,573/m² | 74 |
| Apartments | €4,208/m² | 99 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 21.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment is 6.3%. Jobs located in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin: 7,600, for 2,500 residents in work (3 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The police record for Montbonnot-Saint-Martin lists 146 offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 16%, below both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montbonnot-Saint-Martin | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 13% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 63% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #47 of 102 in Isère on results. A collège lies 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du GrésivaudanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 202 | 97%±0 pts |
| École des Pupilles de l'air et de l'espaceNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 105 | 97%−2 pts |
| Collège privé Don Bosco PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 140 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin 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 Montbonnot-Saint-Martin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbonnot-Saint-Martin | 5,698 | — | B+ | D | C+ | A |
| Meylan | 18,770 | 1.7 | B+ | D | C | A |
| Saint-Ismier | 7,165 | 1.8 | A− | D | B− | A |
| Domène | 6,835 | 2.1 | B | C− | C | A− |
| Corenc | 4,215 | 2.4 | C+ | D− | C− | B+ |
| Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes | 3,016 | 2.7 | A | C− | A− | A |
| Le Versoud | 4,900 | 2.8 | A+ | C | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #43 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 29 burglaries and 47 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #47 of 102 in Isère. 97% of 105 candidates passed the bac at École des Pupilles de l'air et de l'espace in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montbonnot-Saint-Martin grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montbonnot-Saint-Martin is a commune of 5,698 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan. 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 9, 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.