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It is a town of 3,620 residents in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Good marks almost everywhere you look. Its best grade is for jobs & income: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 6.4% unemployment. Saint-Jean-de-Moirans’s overall grade of A+ puts it better than 97% of compared French towns, #2 of 96 in Isère. At the median price of €3,053/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais. Crime is low (A): an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 10.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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-Jean-de-Moirans 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 one thing Saint-Jean-de-Moirans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Jean-de-Moirans; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.
Saint-Jean-de-Moirans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Moirans.
Saint-Jean-de-Moirans comes 3rd of the 96 compared towns in Isère on the Safety Grade. The police record for Saint-Jean-de-Moirans lists 45 offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime in the town was burglary (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, armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 23.5% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Jean-de-Moirans, 97.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 1.2 mi off. Also worth knowing: on results, collèges and lycées here come #20 of 102 in Isère.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Plan MenuNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 181 | 96%±0 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Pierre BéghinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 221 | 99%+2 pts |
| 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
18.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 6.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Graduates make up 45% of adults. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.8% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-de-Moirans | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 10%. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
175 deaths in Saint-Jean-de-Moirans between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 206: 15% below. In Isère, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,053/m², comes from 78 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Jean-de-Moirans from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €13.32/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 85% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,301/m² | 66 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Jean-de-Moirans. Best known first.
MuseumCaves de la Chartreuse2.5 km north, in Voiron
MuseumMusée Mainssieux3 km north, in Voiron
Archaeological siteÉtablissement gallo-romain de La Buisse3.1 km east, in La BuisseMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Cordeliers de Moirans2.4 km southwest, in MoiransMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des bernardines de Voiron3 km north, in VoironWater parkWater parkAddict Wake & HydroFoil Park Grenoble Moirans4.3 km southwest, in MoiransPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-de-Moirans yet.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jean-de-Moirans is a commune of 3,620 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
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-Moirans | 3,620 | — | A+ | B− | A | B |
| La Buisse | 3,500 | 1.5 | A | C | B+ | A |
| Moirans | 7,818 | 1.5 | A− | B− | C− | B+ |
| Coublevie | 5,520 | 1.6 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
| Voiron | 21,847 | 1.7 | B | B− | C− | B− |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey | 2,619 | 3.8 | — | C | — | A− |
| Rives | 6,549 | 4.2 | C+ | B− | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #3 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns and #20 of 102 in Isère. The lycée stands out: 99% of 221 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Pierre Béghin 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 €3,053/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jean-de-Moirans grades B− for cost of living.
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.