Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 17,986.
Saint-Égrève’s grades pull in different directions. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 8.7 recorded violent incidents and 27.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Cost of living is weaker too: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes are strong: 1.2 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment. The overall grade lands at B−, #53 of 96 in Isère. It comes out better than 48% of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Saint-Égrève 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Égrève as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix en pierre, in Sassenage, 2.1 mi away.
2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Saint-Égrève. Best known first.
AttractionLa Casamaures4.5 km southeast, in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux
ChâteauChâteau de Sassenage3.1 km southwest, in Sassenage
AttractionCuves de Sassenage3.7 km southwest, in Sassenage
Theme parkFoire des Rameaux5 km southeast, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée des troupes de montagne5 km southeast, in Saint-Martin-le-VinouxPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Égrève.
The median disposable income was €28,960 a year per consumption unit, above Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 2.7% of Saint-Égrève’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stands at 8.0%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 694 offenses in Saint-Égrève in 2025. Of the graded crimes locally, theft from vehicles 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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Saint-Égrève goes for €3,839/m², an apartment for €2,558/m². 541 sales of houses and apartments locally, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,880/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €15.40/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,839/m² | 138 |
| Apartments | €2,558/m² | 403 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,585 deaths in Saint-Égrève from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,283, 19% fewer. In Isère, women can expect to live 86.8 years and men 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 13 general practitioners locally.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. 19% are under 15, higher than both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Saint-Égrève have a median age of 42.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Égrève | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Égrève, 89.2% passed the bac, below both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #52 of 102 in Isère.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège BarnaveNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 175 | 86%−7 pts |
| Lycée général international EuropoleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 152 | 100%+2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Françoise DoltoBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 52 | 94%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Égrève is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Saint-Égrève.
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-Égrève | 17,986 | — | B− | C− | D | A− |
| Fontanil-Cornillon | 3,404 | 1.6 | B | D | B | C− |
| Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux | 6,078 | 1.7 | C+ | C− | D | A− |
| Sassenage | 11,646 | 2 | B− | C | C | B |
| Fontaine | 22,020 | 2.7 | C | B− | D | B+ |
| La Tronche | 6,424 | 3.6 | B− | D | D− | A |
| Seyssinet-Pariset | 11,739 | 3.9 | B− | C | C− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #85 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 132 burglaries and 142 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns and #52 of 102 in Isère. The lycée stands out: 100% of 152 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général international Europole in 2025, 2 points 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 €2,880/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Égrève grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Égrève is a commune of 17,986 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) · 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 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.