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4,843 people live in this town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Overall, Saint-Jean-de-Bournay earns a C, better than 30% of compared French towns. That places it #71 of 96 in Isère. Schools are its weak spot: brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,427/m² takes 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Bièvre Isère. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−) — 0.9 jobs per working resident; 7.0% unemployment.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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.
The one thing Saint-Jean-de-Bournay does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Jean-de-Bournay 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-de-Bournay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Remparts et restes du château, in Septème, 7.2 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-Jean-de-Bournay.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #82 of 102 in Isère.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Fernand BouvierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 147 | 86%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Saint-Jean-de-Bournay records 96 deaths per 100 expected. 830 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 669: 24% above. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Jean-de-Bournay is Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu, 8.2 mi away. Women in Isère live to 86.8 on average and men to 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
15% are under 15, below both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Ages in Saint-Jean-de-Bournay split evenly at 47.2: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-de-Bournay | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.80/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 138 homes in Saint-Jean-de-Bournay. The estimated advertised rent is €12.07/m² a month, lower than Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,435/m² | 100 |
| Apartments | €2,420/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among the graded crimes in Saint-Jean-de-Bournay, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Violence against people ran at 7.7 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16.4 (2023–2025 average). 103 offenses were reported in Saint-Jean-de-Bournay during 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 (0.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
At the census, 10.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €26,600 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Jean-de-Bournay. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Jean-de-Bournay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
4 notable people were born in Saint-Jean-de-Bournay.
Joseph-Antoine Bouvard: Eugène Pirou, Public domain · Henri Ginet: Loni Romane, CC BY-SA 4.0
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-de-Bournay | 4,843 | — | C | C+ | C+ | C |
| Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche | 3,545 | 4.9 | B+ | C | B | A |
| Diémoz | 2,947 | 6.4 | B− | C | A− | B− |
| Villefontaine | 19,445 | 7.5 | D | C | D | B |
| L'Isle-d'Abeau | 17,515 | 8.9 | D | C− | D | B+ |
| Estrablin | 3,677 | 8.9 | B+ | C | C+ | B |
| Nivolas-Vermelle | 2,706 | 8.9 | — | C− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #46 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 27 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #82 of 102 in Isère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By type: houses €2,435/m² (100 sales), apartments €2,420/m² (38 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jean-de-Bournay grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jean-de-Bournay is a commune of 4,843 people in the Communauté de communes Bièvre Isère. 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.