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OptevozIsère

A town of 875 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Optevoz a good place to live?

Optevoz is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Optevoz stand out

The one thing Optevoz does most differently from other towns.

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Optevoz’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Optevoz’s story

No historic monuments in Optevoz

The Culture ministry lists no building in Optevoz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Portion du site typique d'éperon, in Hières-sur-Amby, 3.2 mi away.

15% 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 Optevoz.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Optevoz are under 15, more than in both Isère’s towns and compared French towns

8.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 14% of residents. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults.

40.8median age
OptevozIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Optevoz
OptevozIsère medianFrance median
Under 1522%18%17%
15–248.8%11%11%
25–4425%23%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+14%21%22%
No diploma18%19%19%
CAP or BEP30%24%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education26%33%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Optevoz than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2%

The median disposable income was €29,060 a year per consumption unit, above both Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Optevoz: 100, for 450 residents in work (0.3 each). The unemployment rate comes to 7.0%.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Optevoz, 0.3 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Optevoz is €12.67/m² a month

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

The market in Optevoz: 28 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€12.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Optevoz€12.67/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Isère median€13.13/m²
€12.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.08 to €15.92/m² a month)
€12.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Cingle‎ and 2 more in and around Optevoz

Heritage and museums in and near Optevoz. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Optevoz

12pages on Optevoz

Landmarks

Nothing in Optevoz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Optevoz

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Optevoz yet.

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Optevoz’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 →
CrémieuMontalieu-VercieuSaint-Romain-de-JalionasLoyettesTignieu-JameyzieuChavanozCrémieuMontalieu-VercieuSaint-Romain-de-JalionasLoyettesTignieu-JameyzieuChavanozOptevoz
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Optevoz875—————
Crémieu3,5364.5B−CC−C+
Montalieu-Vercieu3,5105.4C−B+C−D
Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas3,4175.6B−CB+B+
Loyettes Ain3,5546.3CCA−C
Tignieu-Jameyzieu8,0317.3C−DB−B−
Chavanoz5,1267.5DC−BC+

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

About Optevoz

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Optevoz is a commune of 875 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

Population
875 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code
38282

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 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.