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Home to 1,505 people, this town lies in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Health is its strong suit: 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 schools: bac results 4.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.9 points below the expected rate. Homes are dear: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 45% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil 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-Marcel-Bel-Accueil 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-Marcel-Bel-Accueil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Montplaisant, in Saint-Hilaire-de-Brens, 2.7 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil 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-Marcel-Bel-Accueil.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil has 3 family doctors. At birth, a girl in Isère can expect 86.8 years and a boy 81.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 115 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 76, 34% fewer.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 30 candidates. The bac pass rate near Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil is 91.2%, lower than both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François TruffautNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 71%−9 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Philibert DelormeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 320 | 92%−4 pts |
| Collège Savaldor AllendeBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 184 | 84%+2 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.
Houses were 96% of what sold. The market in Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil: 26 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Jobs based in Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil number 150, against 700 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 4.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.3%. Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil has a median age of 47.3 years. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil. Best known first.
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Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil is a commune of 1,505 people in the Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné. 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-Marcel-Bel-Accueil | 1,505 | — | — | D | — | A |
| L'Isle-d'Abeau | 17,515 | 2.2 | D | C− | D | B+ |
| Saint-Savin | 4,323 | 4.2 | A− | C− | A | B+ |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 30,151 | 4.2 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Villefontaine | 19,445 | 4.6 | D | C | D | B |
| La Verpillière | 7,786 | 4.6 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| Crémieu | 3,536 | 5.3 | B− | C | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Marcel-Bel-Accueil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns. 92% of 320 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Philibert Delorme in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 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.