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1,168 residents make their home in this town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car (D−): 64% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes change hands at a median €1,945/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Victor-de-Morestel 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-Victor-de-Morestel 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-Victor-de-Morestel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Saint-Victor-de-Morestel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Victor-de-Morestel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Sébastien, in Conzieu, 5.5 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Victor-de-Morestel 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-Victor-de-Morestel.
3.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 6.9%, below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Saint-Victor-de-Morestel number 150, against 550 residents in work (0.2 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Isère, women can expect to live 86.8 years and men 81.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Victor-de-Morestel records 99 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Isère’s towns (84) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 82 residents of Saint-Victor-de-Morestel died, against 83 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Victor-de-Morestel is Centre hospitalier Bugey Sud, 9.3 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 adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 95% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Saint-Victor-de-Morestel recorded 39 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,143/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
19% are under 15, above both Isère’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 19% of the town. Saint-Victor-de-Morestel has a median age of 44.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Victor-de-Morestel | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Victor-de-Morestel is 98.0%, above Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François Auguste RavierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 143 | 85%−2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Camille CorotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 239 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Saint-Victor-de-Morestel. Best known first.
MuseumMaison Ravier3.6 km southwest, in MorestelChâteauChâteauChâteau de Morestel3.6 km southwest, in MorestelChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mérieu4.1 km north, in Creys-MépieuChâteauChâteauChâteau de Groslée5 km east, in Groslée-Saint-BenoitArt galleryArt galleryCarmin3.5 km southwest, in MorestelPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Saint-Victor-de-Morestel.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Victor-de-Morestel is a commune of 1,168 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-Victor-de-Morestel | 1,168 | — | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Morestel | 4,340 | 2.2 | C− | C+ | C− | D |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin | 7,698 | 5.2 | C+ | B | B− | B+ |
| Dolomieu | 3,173 | 5.8 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Saint-Chef | 3,921 | 7.8 | A+ | B− | A− | A |
| Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour | 3,628 | 9.1 | B | C+ | A | C |
| Montalieu-Vercieu | 3,510 | 9.1 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Victor-de-Morestel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Victor-de-Morestel grades B+ 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 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.