Saint-Laurent-du-Pont’s schools beat most (B+): brevet results at the expected rate. What holds it back is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,156/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Chartreuse. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #36 of 96 in Isère. Nationally, it does better than 64% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and B for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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-Laurent-du-Pont 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.
Ferme de l'Echaillon: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne distillerie des Chartreux à Fourvoirie: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont.
HealthHealth D
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont loses more people than its age profile suggests, 111 per 100 expected, above Isère’s towns and compared French towns
+11%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 606 residents of Saint-Laurent-du-Pont died, against 497 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% more. Women in Isère live to 86.8 on average and men to 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 7 GPs practise in the town. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes, 7.7 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted111
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes
7.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work
13%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs based in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont number 1,700, against 1,800 residents in work (0.9 per worker). Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Isère’s towns (8.1%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 3.6% of working residents in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot8%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,700
jobs based in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, 0.9 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 65% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont has less crime per resident than 60% of compared French towns
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont (2025). 2025 saw 117 offenses recorded locally. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.1 violent offenses and 13.3 graded property crimes a year.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage34
Burglary24
Family violence22
Vehicle theft11
Theft from vehicles10
Other physical violence9
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud31
Theft without violence29
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.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
117
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Saint-Laurent-du-Pont: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Isère’s towns and across compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Renting in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont costs less than in Isère’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.13/m² a month
€2,156/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont sell for €2,432/m² and apartments for €1,833/m². The median price, €2,156/m², comes from 136 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont€2,156/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,432/m²
101
Apartments
€1,833/m²
35
€11.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.69 to €14.26/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,950
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur de Chartreuse
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont are 15 to 24: 9.2%, fewer than in Isère’s towns and across compared French towns
47.4median age
16% are under 15, lower than both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
Saint-Laurent-du-PontIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Charles Berty: H. Ramus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · François Boursier: Bixbon, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont is a commune of 4,490 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
Population
4,490 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Chartreuse
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
13.6 sq mi (35.3 km²)
INSEE code
38412
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Is Saint-Laurent-du-Pont safe?
It grades B for safety, #26 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 34 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont good?
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns and #33 of 102 in Isère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Laurent-du-Pont expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,156/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Laurent-du-Pont grades B for cost of living.
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.
