Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
876 people call this town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
At under 1,000 residents, Ornacieux-Balbins is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ornacieux-Balbins as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison natale de Berlioz, in La Côte-Saint-André, 2.1 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ornacieux-Balbins.
Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults, above both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%). Ornacieux-Balbins has a median age of 47.3. The under-15s are 17% of the population here.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Ornacieux-Balbins | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.6% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 100 jobs are based in Ornacieux-Balbins, for 400 working residents (0.2 per worker). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €28,470 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The bac pass rate near Ornacieux-Balbins is 94.9%, near Isère’s towns (93.7%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.8 mi away. At the two general lycées, 96% of 328 candidates passed the bac, 1.5 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-François - Institution Saint-François PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 163 | 99%+4 pts |
| Lycée général privé Sainte-Cécile- Institution Saint-François PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 97 | 100%+2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Hector BerliozBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 60 | 90%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Ornacieux-Balbins from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Ornacieux-Balbins. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Hector-Berlioz3.4 km east, in La Côte-Saint-AndréChâteauChâteauChâteau des Croisettes4.1 km east, in La Côte-Saint-AndréMuseumMuseumMusée des liqueurs3.8 km east, in La Côte-Saint-AndréChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Allivet3 km east, in La Côte-Saint-AndréPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Ornacieux-Balbins is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ornacieux-Balbins as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ornacieux-Balbins | 876 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 4,873 | 2.1 | C− | C+ | D− | C− |
| Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux | 3,186 | 5.1 | D | B | C | C+ |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs | 3,425 | 7.3 | B | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-de-Bournay | 4,843 | 8 | C | C+ | C+ | C |
| Beaurepaire | 5,010 | 9.2 | A− | A− | C− | B |
| Le Grand-Lemps | 3,083 | 9.8 | B | B | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ornacieux-Balbins is a commune of 876 people in the Communauté de communes Bièvre Isère. 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) · 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.