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The town, home to 512 people, lies in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for a quarter of homes.
The one thing Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Georges, in Saint-Georges-de-Commiers, 4.2 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx.
Degrees are held by 39% of adults, above both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx by age and the one in the middle is 50.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 250 residents in work, Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. The median disposable income is €29,010 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx yet.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx is a commune of 512 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx | 512 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 4.1 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Vif | 8,530 | 5.8 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 6 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Vizille | 7,292 | 6.3 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 6.4 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 8,542 | 8.1 | C+ | D | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.