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A town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 3,417 people.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas’s overall B− puts it #54 of 96 in Isère. That leaves it better than 47% of compared French towns. Where it falls short is schools: bac results 1.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.9 points below the expected rate. Cost of living is weaker too (C) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs & income is its strong suit — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.3% unemployment. Health is another plus — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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.
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-Romain-de-Jalionas 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-Romain-de-Jalionas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Villa gallo-romaine (vestiges): Photo: Basilio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas is 85.1%, lower than both Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%). At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 84% of 75 candidates passed the bac pro. Schools rank #83 of 102 in Isère.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le Grand ChampNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 157 | 83%−1 pt |
| Lycée général et technologique La PléiadeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 368 | 93%−3 pts |
| Lycée professionnel l'OdysséeBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 75 | 84%+4 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 €12.63/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 95% were houses. 78 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,076/m² | 74 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Isère live to 86.8 on average and men to 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 192 deaths in Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 238: 19% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas is Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu, 11 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners locally.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas’s tally for 2025: 65 recorded offenses. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 4.1 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 13.7. In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes locally.
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 · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 16.0% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Unemployment stood at 6.3%, lower than both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €29,660 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 6.2% of the total, lower than both Isère’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
18% are under 15, close to Isère’s towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%). Half of Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas is older than 44.4, half younger. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas. Best known first.
Archaeological siteSite archéologique du Vernayin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Crémieu4 km southeast, in CrémieuMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Augustins de Crémieu4.2 km southeast, in CrémieuChâteauChâteauCommanderie de Montiracle3.8 km south, in VillemoirieuChâteauChâteauChâteau Grammont3.9 km west, in Pont-de-ChéruyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Verna4.3 km northeast, in VernasPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas is a commune of 3,417 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-Romain-de-Jalionas | 3,417 | — | B− | C | B+ | B+ |
| Loyettes Ain | 3,554 | 1.8 | C | C | A− | C |
| Tignieu-Jameyzieu | 8,031 | 1.9 | C− | D | B− | B− |
| Chavanoz | 5,126 | 2 | D | C− | B | C+ |
| Pont-de-Chéruy | 6,302 | 2.1 | D | C | C− | B+ |
| Crémieu | 3,536 | 2.5 | B− | C | C− | C+ |
| Charvieu-Chavagneux | 10,547 | 3.2 | D | C− | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #19 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 14% of compared French towns and #83 of 102 in Isère. 93% of 368 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique La Pléiade in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.00/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Romain-de-Jalionas 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.