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The town, home to 1,154 people, lies in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on schools as well (B+) — bac results 0.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.3 points below the expected rate. Its lowest grade is for walkability — 6% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,884/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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. Saint-Cassien 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.
The one thing Saint-Cassien does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Cassien 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.
Saint-Cassien has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Cassien as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Bruno, in Voiron, 1.9 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Cassien. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Mainssieux3.2 km east, in Voiron
MuseumCaves de la Chartreuse3.5 km east, in VoironChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Murette2.3 km north, in La MuretteMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des bernardines de Voiron3.4 km east, in VoironMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Cordeliers de Moirans4 km south, in MoiransChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Brunerie2.8 km northeast, in VoironPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Cassien.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Isère, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 101 deaths in Saint-Cassien from 2016 to 2025; there were 78, 23% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Cassien is Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes, 1.4 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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km, 89% of 195 candidates passed the bac pro. Near Saint-Cassien, 90.3% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 172 | 98%+5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Édouard HerriotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 333 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège privé Notre-Dame des Victoires PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 105 | 100%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
For its 500 residents in work, Saint-Cassien has 100 jobs: 0.2 each. Bus, tram or train carried 10.1% of working residents in Saint-Cassien to work at the census. Unemployment runs at 8.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a quarter of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 42% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Cassien | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,884/m²: 30 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Cassien between July 2023 and June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €12.02/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 70% were houses.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Cassien 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 Saint-Cassien 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cassien | 1,154 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Voiron | 21,847 | 1.6 | B | B− | C− | B− |
| Saint-Jean-de-Moirans | 3,620 | 2.1 | A+ | B− | A | B |
| Moirans | 7,818 | 2.4 | A− | B− | C− | B+ |
| Rives | 6,549 | 2.6 | C+ | B− | C+ | B |
| Coublevie | 5,520 | 2.8 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
| La Buisse | 3,500 | 3.4 | A | C | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Cassien has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 15.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 75% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 333 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Édouard Herriot 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.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,884/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.03/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Cassien grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Cassien is a commune of 1,154 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.