Renage grades B overall: better than 58% of compared French towns, and #45 of 96 in Isère. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 7.6 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,965/m², a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de Bièvre Est. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 78% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Renage 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Renage works better than 83% of compared French towns
12.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €25,030 a year per consumption unit. Renage has 950 jobs for 1,450 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport7%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
950
jobs based in Renage, 0.7 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Renage than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.72/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Renage comes below both Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,965/m², comes from 92 sales of houses and apartments in Renage from July 2023 to June 2026. In Renage, houses go for €2,275/m² and apartments for €1,667/m².
€1,965/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Renage€1,965/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,275/m²
55
Apartments
€1,667/m²
37
€10.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.34 to €13.79/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,470
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Bièvre Est
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Renage has less crime per resident than 67% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 49 offenses in the graded categories in Renage in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 17.5% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
5.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage36
Family violence13
Armed robbery0
Fraud16
Theft without violence11
Drug use11
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.
5.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
49
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
History
Renage keeps more of its old housing than Isère or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Renage, that is above both Isère’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Renage, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Renage’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 251 residents of Renage died, against 295 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Renage · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes
5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Renage
Is Renage safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #22 of 96 in Isère.
Are schools in Renage good?
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns and #93 of 102 in Isère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Renage expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,965/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Renage grades B+ for cost of living.
About Renage
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Renage is a commune of 3,348 people in the Communauté de communes de Bièvre Est. 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
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.
