Roussillon grades C− overall: better than 23% of compared French towns, and #72 of 96 in Isère. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 9.5 recorded violent incidents and 22.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,989/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Entre Bièvre et Rhône. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 82% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% 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 Roussillon 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roussillon.
Safety
Roussillon records more crime per resident than 85% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 322 offenses in the graded categories in Roussillon in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Roussillon, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025). For armed robbery, 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, 0.3% of the index here.
9.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles73
Criminal damage72
Vehicle theft45
Other physical violence43
Burglary38
Family violence30
Sexual violence21
Fraud75
Theft without violence70
Drug use18
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.
9.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
322
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Roussillon are out of work than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.5%
Roussillon sits above both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Roussillon has 3,350 jobs for 3,250 working residents, 1 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,690 a year per consumption unit.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport8%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,350
jobs based in Roussillon, 1 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,690
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 77% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Roussillon gets a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,989/m², below both Isère’s towns (€2,716/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). In Roussillon, houses go for €2,402/m² and apartments for €1,586/m².
€1,989/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Roussillon€1,989/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,402/m²
136
Apartments
€1,586/m²
106
€11.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.69 to €14.83/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,910
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Entre Bièvre et Rhône
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Roussillon’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 722 residents of Roussillon died, against 827 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% 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.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
14
GPs in Roussillon · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique des Cotes du Rhone
11.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ardeche Nord
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 Roussillon
Is Roussillon safe?
It grades C− for safety, #75 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 38 burglaries and 72 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Roussillon good?
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #61 of 102 in Isère. The lycée stands out: 95% of 184 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent de l'Édit in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Roussillon expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.99/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Roussillon grades B− for cost of living.
About Roussillon
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Roussillon is a commune of 8,595 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Bièvre et Rhône. 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.
