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285 people live in this town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Michel-les-Portes has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 31% of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Michel-les-Portes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Michel-les-Portes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint Jean-Baptiste, in Mayres-Savel, 6 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Michel-les-Portes.
Children under 15 count for 22% of the people here. Degrees are held by 47% of adults, above Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. 20% of residents have reached 65.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Michel-les-Portes | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 6.7% of working residents in Saint-Michel-les-Portes at the census. The median disposable income was €27,000 a year per consumption unit, in line with Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €9.51/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Saint-Michel-les-Portes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Michel-les-Portes. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Michel-les-Portes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Michel-les-Portes yet.
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-Michel-les-Portes | 285 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 9.6 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 13 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Vif | 8,530 | 13 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| Die Drôme | 4,844 | 14 | C− | C− | D | B− |
| Villard-de-Lans | 4,328 | 14 | A+ | C− | A− | B+ |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 16 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Michel-les-Portes is a commune of 285 people in the Communauté de communes du Trièves. 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
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.