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318 residents make their home in this town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Jean-d'Hérans isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 21% of homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Jean-d'Hérans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-d'Hérans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint Jean-Baptiste, in Mayres-Savel, 2.4 mi away.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Jean-d'Hérans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-d'Hérans.
People aged 15 to 24 are 6.6% of the population. 35% of adults hold a degree, above both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Saint-Jean-d'Hérans is 52.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-d'Hérans | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Saint-Jean-d'Hérans counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). Of those in the labour force, 7.4% are unemployed. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Saint-Jean-d'Hérans didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du TrièvesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 85%−7 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Saint-Jean-d'Hérans.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Jean-d'Hérans. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-d'Hérans yet.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jean-d'Hérans is a commune of 318 people in the Communauté de communes du Trièves. 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
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-Jean-d'Hérans | 318 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 3.7 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 13 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Vif | 8,530 | 14 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| Vizille | 7,292 | 15 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 15 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 8,542 | 17 | C+ | D | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.