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1,743 people live in this town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Work and incomes are strong (A): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,723/m² costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Collines Isère Nord Communauté. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 51% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Oytier-Saint-Oblas 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 Oytier-Saint-Oblas 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.
Oytier-Saint-Oblas has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Oytier-Saint-Oblas does most differently from other towns.
Oytier-Saint-Oblas has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1954.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Oytier-Saint-Oblas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oytier-Saint-Oblas.
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €30,320 a year. 3.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 6.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). 9.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by 37% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Oytier-Saint-Oblas | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Isère is 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Oytier-Saint-Oblas records 97 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Isère’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 88 residents of Oytier-Saint-Oblas died, against 91 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Oytier-Saint-Oblas is Centre hospitalier Lucien Hussel de Vienne, 7.2 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,723/m², comes from 39 sales of houses and apartments in Oytier-Saint-Oblas from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 39 homes were sold in the town. Among the homes sold, 87% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,928/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Oytier-Saint-Oblas has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Oytier-Saint-Oblas as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Oytier-Saint-Oblas is a commune of 1,743 people in the Communauté de communes Collines Isère Nord Communauté. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oytier-Saint-Oblas | 1,743 | — | — | C+ | — | C |
| Saint-Just-Chaleyssin | 2,695 | 2.1 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche | 3,545 | 2.9 | B+ | C | B | A |
| Valencin | 2,878 | 3.3 | — | C− | — | B |
| Diémoz | 2,947 | 3.9 | B− | C | A− | B− |
| Estrablin | 3,677 | 4.7 | B+ | C | C+ | B |
| Heyrieux | 4,956 | 5.1 | B− | C | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Oytier-Saint-Oblas has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,723/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Oytier-Saint-Oblas grades C+ for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 4, 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.