Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 522 people, lies in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Proveysieux isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Proveysieux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Proveysieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Sassenage, 4.5 mi away.
32% 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 Proveysieux.
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). Proveysieux has a median age of 46.1 years. Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Proveysieux | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 62% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
23.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Proveysieux: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €30,790 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 Proveysieux is 94.0%, about level with both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège BarnaveNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 175 | 86%−7 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Françoise DoltoNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 52 | 94%+10 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.
The market in Proveysieux: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and gardens in and near Proveysieux. Best known first.
Nothing in Proveysieux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Proveysieux yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proveysieux | 522 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fontanil-Cornillon | 3,404 | 2.1 | B | D | B | C− |
| Saint-Égrève | 17,986 | 2.5 | B− | C− | D | A− |
| Voreppe | 9,922 | 3.3 | A | C | C | A |
| Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux | 6,078 | 3.7 | C+ | C− | D | A− |
| Sassenage | 11,646 | 4.4 | B− | C | C | B |
| Corenc | 4,215 | 4.5 | C+ | D− | C− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Proveysieux is a commune of 522 people in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. 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 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.