Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne.
History
Old homes shape Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Isère’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne, above Isère’s towns and compared French towns
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, lower than both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne is 42.8.
42.8median age
Saint-Jean-d'AvelanneIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 4.6%
Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Unemployment stood at 10.4%, higher than Isère’s towns (8.1%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne went to work by public transport.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne, 0.3 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
86.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 6.2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away. Near Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne, 93.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne costs less than in Isère’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.56/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,279/m², comes from 38 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 87% were houses. House rents are put at about €11.81/m² a month.
€2,279/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne€2,279/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,280/m²
33
€10.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €13.73/m² a month)
€11.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jean-d'Avelanne is a commune of 969 people in the Communauté de communes Les Vals du Dauphiné. 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.