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The town has 2,099 residents and lies in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Pupils here do better than most: bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. It is hard to get around without a car (D−). Buying 70 m² at the median €2,155/m² takes 5.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Bièvre Isère.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Porte-des-Bonnevaux 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 Porte-des-Bonnevaux 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.
Porte-des-Bonnevaux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Porte-des-Bonnevaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Porte-des-Bonnevaux: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Porte-des-Bonnevaux 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 Porte-des-Bonnevaux.
Unemployment stood at 6.6%, below Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 2.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Porte-des-Bonnevaux: 350, for 1,000 residents in work (0.4 each).
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.
Near Porte-des-Bonnevaux, 100.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 3 mi off. At the general lycée, 100% of 97 candidates passed the bac, 2 points above 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 |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
132 deaths in Porte-des-Bonnevaux between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 162: 19% below. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 81 per 100 expected, close to Isère’s towns (84) and below compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Porte-des-Bonnevaux is Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu, 11.4 mi away. Average lifespans in Isère: 86.8 years for women, 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town. The middle age in Porte-des-Bonnevaux is 41.7.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Porte-des-Bonnevaux | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.86/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²). Of the homes sold, 98% were houses. House rents are put at about €10.80/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,133/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The police record for Porte-des-Bonnevaux lists 13 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.8 cases of violence against people and 7.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 59.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Porte-des-Bonnevaux. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Hector-Berlioz5 km southeast, in La Côte-Saint-AndréAttractionAttractionMoulin à Blé 19° sièclein townChâteauChâteauChâteau Donis3.5 km south, in Ornacieux-BalbinsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Porte-des-Bonnevaux.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Porte-des-Bonnevaux is a commune of 2,099 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porte-des-Bonnevaux | 2,099 | — | — | B− | — | B+ |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 4,873 | 3.2 | C− | C+ | D− | C− |
| Saint-Jean-de-Bournay | 4,843 | 6.4 | C | C+ | C+ | C |
| Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux | 3,186 | 7.2 | D | B | C | C+ |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs | 3,425 | 8.5 | B | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Le Grand-Lemps | 3,083 | 9.6 | B | B | B | B− |
| Nivolas-Vermelle | 2,706 | 9.8 | — | C− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Porte-des-Bonnevaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade A+, better than 97% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Porte-des-Bonnevaux grades B− 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 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.