Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 2,619 residents in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.0% unemployment. Its lowest grade is for cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey 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-Étienne-de-Crossey has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Bruno, in Voiron, 2.5 mi away.
15% 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 Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 154 residents of Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey died, against 204 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% fewer. Women in Isère live to 86.8 on average and men to 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 5 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.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey, 97.3% passed the bac, above both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #18 of 102 in Isère. The closest collège is 2.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Notre-Dame des Victoires PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 100%+3 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique privé Notre-Dame des Victoires PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 160 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 172 | 98%+5 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.
Houses were four fifths of what sold. Renting a house costs an estimated €13.32/m² a month. That is the middle of 70 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,716/m² for the median of compared towns in Isère.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,004/m² | 56 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Of those in the labour force, 4.0% are unemployed. 16.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 4.6% of working residents in Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The share of residents under 15 is 19%. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.6% of the town, below Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The median resident of Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey is 47.4 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 51% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of the graded crimes in Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey, burglary came up most often (2025). Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 2.6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 10. Recorded offenses locally came to 23 in 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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, 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, 36.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Mainssieux3.8 km southwest, in Voiron
MuseumCaves de la Chartreuse3.8 km southwest, in VoironMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des bernardines de Voiron3.6 km southwest, in VoironChâteauChâteauChâteau de Hautefort3.4 km northwest, in Saint-Nicolas-de-MacherinChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Brunerie4.9 km west, in VoironAttractionAttractionDaims4.2 km southwest, in VoironPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Étienne-de-Crossey | 2,619 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Coublevie | 5,520 | 2.2 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
| Voiron | 21,847 | 2.7 | B | B− | C− | B− |
| La Buisse | 3,500 | 3.1 | A | C | B+ | A |
| Saint-Jean-de-Moirans | 3,620 | 3.8 | A+ | B− | A | B |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Pont | 4,490 | 4.6 | B | B | B | D |
| Chirens | 2,546 | 4.8 | — | B− | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #18 of 102 in Isère. The lycée stands out: 100% of 160 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé Notre-Dame des Victoires 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.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.35/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey is a commune of 2,619 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 November 9, 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.