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Nantes-en-RatierIsère

In Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 476 residents.

Is Nantes-en-Ratier a good place to live?

Nantes-en-Ratier is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 21% of homes.

What makes Nantes-en-Ratier stand out

The one thing Nantes-en-Ratier does most differently from other towns.

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Nantes-en-Ratier’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Nantes-en-Ratier’s story

No historic monuments in Nantes-en-Ratier

The Culture ministry lists no building in Nantes-en-Ratier 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, 6.4 mi away.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nantes-en-Ratier.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Nantes-en-Ratier than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: 44% of adults

Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.8%, below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents.

48.8median age
Nantes-en-RatierIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education44%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nantes-en-Ratier
Nantes-en-RatierIsère medianFrance median
Under 1516%18%17%
15–247.8%11%11%
25–4420%23%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+27%21%22%
No diploma10%19%19%
CAP or BEP20%24%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education44%33%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Nantes-en-Ratier, 3.8%, runs below Isère’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €28,640 a year per consumption unit, above Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Nantes-en-Ratier holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. 7.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Bicycle4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Nantes-en-Ratier, 0.3 per working resident
3.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

88.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Near Nantes-en-Ratier, 97.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.5 mi away. At the general lycée, 99% of 104 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.

99%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Nantes-en-Ratier88.3%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Nantes-en-Ratier97.7%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis MauberretNearest collègeCollègeCollège11384%−4 pts
Lycée polyvalent de la MatheysineNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée10499%+1 pt
Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège5098%+5 pts
99%
passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
94%
passed the vocational bac, +5 pts against the expected rate
88.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1.2 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Nantes-en-Ratier costs less than in Isère’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.89/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Nantes-en-Ratier.

€10.89/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nantes-en-Ratier€10.89/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Isère median€13.13/m²
€10.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.34 to €14.23/m² a month)
€10.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nantes-en-Ratier

12pages on Nantes-en-Ratier

Landmarks

Nothing in Nantes-en-Ratier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Nantes-en-Ratier

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nantes-en-Ratier yet.

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Nantes-en-Ratier’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Isère →
La MureSaint-Georges-de-CommiersVizilleVifChamp-sur-DracJarrieLa MureSaint-Georges-de-CommiersVizilleVifChamp-sur-DracJarrieNantes-en-Ratier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nantes-en-Ratier476—————
La Mure4,9632.6C+BC−D
Saint-Georges-de-Commiers2,6999.3—C−—B+
Vizille7,29210C+B−DC+
Vif8,53011B−DB+B
Champ-sur-Drac3,33511BC−B+C+
Jarrie3,95213AC−B+A+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Nantes-en-Ratier

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Nantes-en-Ratier is a commune of 476 people in the Communauté de communes de la Matheysine. 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

Population
476 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Matheysine
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code
38273

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 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.