Health is its strong suit: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is walkability — a fifth of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Notre-Dame-de-Mésage 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.
Each subject compares Notre-Dame-de-Mésage 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.
Chapelle Saint-Firmin ou des Templiers: Photo: Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Firmin: Photo: DoucF · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Notre-Dame-de-Mésage.
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Notre-Dame-de-Mésage’s ages would predict, 78 per 100 expected, under Isère’s towns and compared French towns
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
74 deaths in Notre-Dame-de-Mésage between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 95: 22% 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 nearest emergency department to Notre-Dame-de-Mésage is Hopital Sud Chu de Grenoble Alpes, 5.6 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Notre-Dame-de-Mésage · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Sud Chu de Grenoble Alpes
5.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique des Cedres
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Notre-Dame-de-Mésage are out of work than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: 2.8%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
7.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Notre-Dame-de-Mésage holds 50 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €29,720 a year per consumption unit, above Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Notre-Dame-de-Mésage, 0.1 per working resident
2.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 15% of Notre-Dame-de-Mésage, fewer than in Isère’s towns and across compared French towns
50median age
Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. 9.6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up nearly two in five adults.
Notre-Dame-de-MésageIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments, 2 classé
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 8th century. Among the classé monuments in Notre-Dame-de-Mésage is Église Saint-Firmin. The pre-1919 share of homes is 3.5%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
88.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.4 points below the expected rate
99%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.5 mi away. The bac pass rate near Notre-Dame-de-Mésage is 93.7%, near both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Notre-Dame-de-Mésage is a commune of 1,129 people in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. 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
1,129 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
INSEE code
38279
Notre-Dame-de-Mésage’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Notre-Dame-de-Mésage
Is Notre-Dame-de-Mésage safe?
Notre-Dame-de-Mésage has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Notre-Dame-de-Mésage good?
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 272 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Portes de l'Oisans in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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.
