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A town of 2,218 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Paul-de-Varces’s strongest subject is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €3,452/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 9.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. Schools are its weak spot — brevet results 8.5 points below the expected rate. Getting around depends on the car: 33% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Paul-de-Varces 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-Paul-de-Varces 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-Paul-de-Varces has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Saint-Paul-de-Varces does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Paul-de-Varces as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Vif, 1.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Paul-de-Varces 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-Paul-de-Varces.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Isère: 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 112 deaths in Saint-Paul-de-Varces between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 167: 33% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Paul-de-Varces is Clinique des Cedres, 6.5 mi away.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Saint-Paul-de-Varces is 84.5%, below both Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 4.5 mi away. A collège lies 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le MasseguNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 147 | 91%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment runs at 3.0%. At the census, 6.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Saint-Paul-de-Varces: 150, for 1,000 residents in work (0.2 each).
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.
Behind the median of €3,452/m²: 47 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Paul-de-Varces between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 85% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,496/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, above both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). 8.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Half of Saint-Paul-de-Varces is older than 49.1, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Paul-de-Varces | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 51% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Paul-de-Varces. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Champollion2.6 km southeast, in VifMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent de la Visitation Sainte-Marie de Vif2.2 km southeast, in VifMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Ursulines de Vif2.4 km southeast, in VifAttractionAttractionCascade d'Allières4.3 km north, in Varces-Allières-et-RissetChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Allières4.1 km north, in Varces-Allières-et-RissetAttractionAttractionManoir de Brigaudières2.2 km northeast, in Varces-Allières-et-RissetPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Paul-de-Varces yet.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Paul-de-Varces is a commune of 2,218 people in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. 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-Paul-de-Varces | 2,218 | — | — | C | — | A |
| Vif | 8,530 | 1.9 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 8,542 | 2.3 | C+ | D | C | A− |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 3.7 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Claix | 7,836 | 3.7 | B− | D | C+ | A− |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 4.1 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Villard-de-Lans | 4,328 | 4.6 | A+ | C− | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Paul-de-Varces has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,452/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Paul-de-Varces 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 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.