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The town, home to 6,889 people, lies in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Maurice-l'Exil’s grades cluster near the middle. The town grades C overall, better than nearly a third of compared French towns, and ranks #69 of 96 in Isère. Crime is the sore point (C+): an average of 10.1 recorded violent incidents and 14.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,375/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Entre Bièvre et Rhône. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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-Maurice-l'Exil 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-Maurice-l'Exil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Maurice-l'Exil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Champagne, 8.2 mi away.
3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Maurice-l'Exil 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-Maurice-l'Exil.
17% of residents are 65 or over, below Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. Ages in Saint-Maurice-l'Exil split evenly at 38.9: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Maurice-l'Exil | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
The commonest graded crime in Saint-Maurice-l'Exil was other physical violence (2025). All told, Saint-Maurice-l'Exil had 211 recorded offenses in 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 (0.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.88/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Isère’s towns (€13.13/m²). 157 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Maurice-l'Exil, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,375/m². Houses accounted for 83% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,426/m² | 131 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #58 of 102 in Isère. At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Maurice-l'Exil, 92.7% passed the bac, in line with Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Frédéric MistralNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 78%−8 pts |
| Lycée général privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 77 | 100%+2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé François Verguin PrivateBest against expectations: 15 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 22 | 100%+15 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.
392 deaths in Saint-Maurice-l'Exil between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 457: 14% below. Life expectancy at birth in Isère is 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 4 family doctors.
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.
The median disposable income was €24,320 a year per consumption unit, below both Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 11.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Saint-Maurice-l'Exil. Best known first.
AttractionCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Albanin townWater parkWater parkCentre Nautique Aqualônein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roussillon3 km southeast, in RoussillonMuseumMuseumLa Villa de Licinius2.6 km north, in Clonas-sur-VarèzeChâteauChâteauAile ouest3 km southeast, in RoussillonChâteauChâteauChâteau actuel4.1 km west, in MallevalPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Saint-Maurice-l'Exil.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Maurice-l'Exil is a commune of 6,889 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Bièvre et Rhône. 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-Maurice-l'Exil | 6,889 | — | C | C+ | C+ | B |
| Le Péage-de-Roussillon | 6,718 | 1.4 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
| Roussillon | 8,595 | 2 | C− | B− | C− | B− |
| Chavanay Loire | 2,884 | 3.1 | C+ | B− | C+ | C− |
| Saint-Clair-du-Rhône | 3,778 | 3.4 | A− | C+ | A− | A |
| Salaise-sur-Sanne | 4,606 | 3.4 | C− | C+ | D | B |
| Condrieu Rhône | 3,957 | 5.2 | B+ | C | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #49 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #58 of 102 in Isère. The lycée stands out: 100% of 77 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Jeanne d'Arc 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.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,375/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Maurice-l'Exil grades C+ 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 8, 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.