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A town of 4,340 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Morestel grades C− overall: better than 22% of compared French towns, and #75 of 96 in Isère. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,289/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Its strongest is walkability (B): 80% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Morestel 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’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Morestel; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1967.
Wikidata records 3 people born in Morestel before 1900, the earliest Philippe Blanc, in 1832.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Morestel.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Isère is 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 873 residents of Morestel died, against 579 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 51% more. The nearest emergency department to Morestel is Centre hospitalier Bugey Sud, 11.4 mi away. There are 5 general practitioners here.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes in Morestel. Police and gendarmerie recorded 110 offenses in the town in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 19 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 13.1 (2023–2025 average). Jobs outnumber working residents in Morestel (2,300 to 1,700): it draws people in from around.
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 · When sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (2.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, above Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 16% of residents.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Morestel | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Morestel didn’t travel to work at all. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,530 a year.
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.
Results rank its schools #40 of 102 in Isère. At the general lycée, 98% of 239 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François Auguste RavierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 143 | 85%−2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Camille CorotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 239 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 8.8% of the total, close to Isère’s towns (8.7%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Morestel: €2,292/m² for houses, €2,268/m² for apartments. 150 sales of houses and apartments in the town, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,289/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 150 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,292/m² | 101 |
| Apartments | €2,268/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Morestel. Best known first.
MuseumMaison Ravierin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Morestelin townArt galleryArt galleryCarminin townArt galleryArt galleryPictur'Hallesin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Passins3.4 km west, in Arandon-PassinsZooZooL'Arche de Julie - Ferme pédagogique4 km south, in Vézeronce-CurtinPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
The list names few of Morestel’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château (ancien): Photo: Daniel CULSAN · CC BY-SA 3.0
3 notable people were born in Morestel.
Victor Giraud: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morestel | 4,340 | — | C− | C+ | C− | D |
| Dolomieu | 3,173 | 4.4 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin | 7,698 | 5.3 | C+ | B | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Chef | 3,921 | 5.6 | A+ | B− | A− | A |
| Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour | 3,628 | 7.6 | B | C+ | A | C |
| La Tour-du-Pin | 8,111 | 7.6 | C− | C+ | C− | B− |
| Saint-Savin | 4,323 | 8.1 | A− | C− | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #75 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns and #40 of 102 in Isère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,289/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.80/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Morestel grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Morestel is a commune of 4,340 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) · 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 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.