Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 612 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Montcarra is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are only 11% of the population.
The one thing Montcarra does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montcarra as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Theudère, in Saint-Chef, 2.1 mi away.
27% 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 Montcarra.
Children under 15 make up 27%, above Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.6%. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montcarra | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Montcarra number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.3 per worker). 4.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €28,250 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Frédéric DardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 134 | 98%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Montcarra: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Montcarra. Best known first.
Nothing in Montcarra is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montcarra yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcarra | 612 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Chef | 3,921 | 2.5 | A+ | B− | A− | A |
| Cessieu | 3,259 | 3.2 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Ruy-Montceau | 4,805 | 3.6 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
| La Tour-du-Pin | 8,111 | 3.8 | C− | C+ | C− | B− |
| Saint-Savin | 4,323 | 4 | A− | C− | A | B+ |
| Dolomieu | 3,173 | 4.3 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montcarra is a commune of 612 people in the Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné. 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) · 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.