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The town, home to 1,254 people, lies in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière’s strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is cost of living — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is just over two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on schools as well: brevet results 4 points below the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière 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-Joseph-de-Rivière has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont de la Petite Vache sur la rivière du même nom, in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, 3.4 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière 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-Joseph-de-Rivière.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière have one GP on hand. Women in Isère live to 86.8 on average and men to 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 72 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 110: 34% below.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 96% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 27 homes were sold in Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.6 mi away. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 4.5 mi away. The brevet pass rate near Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière is 88.0%, near both Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le Grand SomNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 77 | 88%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of residents, below Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière has 150 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Unemployment stands at 6.7%. No commute at all: 3.4% of working residents locally at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière is a commune of 1,254 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Chartreuse. 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-Joseph-de-Rivière | 1,254 | — | — | C− | — | A+ |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Pont | 4,490 | 2.6 | B | B | B | D |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey | 2,619 | 2.6 | — | C | — | A− |
| Coublevie | 5,520 | 4 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
| La Buisse | 3,500 | 4.2 | A | C | B+ | A |
| Voiron | 21,847 | 5.1 | B | B− | C− | B− |
| Saint-Jean-de-Moirans | 3,620 | 5.5 | A+ | B− | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Joseph-de-Rivière has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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 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.