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Over-65s are 29% of the population. 1,532 people live in this town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze’s strongest subject is jobs & income: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools, B− for health and B− for walkability. The median sale price is €3,409/m².
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze 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-Vincent-de-Mercuze 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-Vincent-de-Mercuze has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest date from the 18th century.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien haut-fourneau: Photo: Eymery · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze.
Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. 7.2% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 29% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 54% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 79% of what sold. Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze recorded 47 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,368/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Pierre AiguilleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 147 | 90%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze come to 89 per 100 predicted. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze is Hopital Prive Medipole de Savoie, 11.8 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 211 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 289, 37% more. Life expectancy at birth in Isère is 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
The unemployment rate here is 5.5%. No commute at all: 6.1% of working residents in Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau du Touvet1.4 km south, in Le TouvetAttractionAttractionTour Isabelle3.9 km west, in Plateau-des-Petites-RochesFortFortMaison forte de la Frette4 km south, in Le TouvetChâteauChâteauChâteau du Fayet4.9 km north, in BarrauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaumont3.2 km southwest, in Le TouvetPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze yet.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze is a commune of 1,532 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan. 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-Vincent-de-Mercuze | 1,532 | — | — | C | — | B− |
| Le Touvet | 3,116 | 1.3 | A− | C | B | B− |
| Crêts en Belledonne | 3,470 | 4.3 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Pontcharra | 7,350 | 5 | B+ | C+ | C | B |
| Allevard | 3,971 | 6 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Chapareillan | 3,065 | 6.5 | A | B− | A | C− |
| Crolles | 8,609 | 7.3 | A− | C− | C− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 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 54% 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-Vincent-de-Mercuze 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 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.