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A town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 288 people.
Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 18% of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier 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, 6.1 mi away.
24% 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-Paul-lès-Monestier.
Degrees are held by nearly half of adults. 6.7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 20% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 49% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Median disposable income comes to €28,900 a year per consumption unit. 8.8% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.1 mi away. The closest collège is 1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel CuynatNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 81 | 93%±0 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.51/m² a month. The market in Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier.
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-lès-Monestier | 288 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 8.3 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 8.5 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Vif | 8,530 | 8.7 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| Villard-de-Lans | 4,328 | 10 | A+ | C− | A− | B+ |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 12 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 8,542 | 12 | C+ | D | C | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier is a commune of 288 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.