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A town of 1,638 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Sermérieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 2% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,660/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Les Balcons du Dauphiné. Its strongest is schools (A−): brevet results 1.4 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Sermérieu 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 Culture ministry lists no building in Sermérieu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Theudère, in Saint-Chef, 3.1 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Sermérieu. Best known first.
MuseumMaison Ravier4.7 km east, in MorestelChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chapeau Cornu3.4 km south, in VignieuChâteauChâteauChâteau de Morestel4.7 km east, in MorestelMuseumMuseumMusée de Saint-Chef5 km southwest, in Saint-ChefChâteauChâteauChâteau de Passins2.1 km northeast, in Arandon-PassinsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sermérieu.
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,090 a year. 3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Also worth knowing: the unemployment rate comes to 7.5%. Jobs based in Sermérieu number 200, against 750 residents in work (0.3 per worker).
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.
General-bac pupils go 3.2 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François Auguste RavierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 143 | 85%−2 pts |
| Collège Frédéric DardBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 134 | 98%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
27% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Sermérieu has a median age of 46 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Sermérieu | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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.
Behind the median of €2,660/m²: 48 houses and apartments sold in Sermérieu between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 94% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. A house rents for an estimated €11.58/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,544/m² | 45 |
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.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 101 deaths in Sermérieu from 2016 to 2025; there were 86, 15% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Sermérieu is Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu, 9.4 mi away. In Isère, women can expect to live 86.8 years and men 81.6 (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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Nothing in Sermérieu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Sermérieu.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermérieu | 1,638 | — | — | C+ | — | B |
| Morestel | 4,340 | 2.8 | C− | C+ | C− | D |
| Saint-Chef | 3,921 | 2.9 | A+ | B− | A− | A |
| Dolomieu | 3,173 | 5.1 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Saint-Savin | 4,323 | 5.3 | A− | C− | A | B+ |
| Ruy-Montceau | 4,805 | 6.6 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
| La Tour-du-Pin | 8,111 | 7 | C− | C+ | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sermérieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,660/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.67/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sermérieu grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sermérieu is a commune of 1,638 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
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 October 30, 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.