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The town, home to 11,739 people, lies in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Strong in places, weak in others. On health it is strong (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 40% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 23.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Cost of living is weaker too (C) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade comes out at B−, #49 of 96 in Isère. Nationally, it does better than 50% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Seyssinet-Pariset 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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Seyssinet-Pariset has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Seyssinet-Pariset. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble3.7 km northeast, in Grenoble
AttractionBastille3.5 km northeast, in Grenoble
AttractionLa Casamaures3.2 km northeast, in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux
MuseumMagasin-CNAC1.4 km northeast, in Grenoble
AttractionTour Perret3.4 km east, in GrenoblePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Seyssinet-Pariset.
Median disposable income comes to €27,900 a year per consumption unit. Seyssinet-Pariset holds 4,700 jobs; 5,200 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Seyssinet-Pariset didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
913 deaths in Seyssinet-Pariset between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,209: 24% below. Average lifespans in Isère: 86.8 years for women, 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 19 GPs practise here.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Police and gendarmerie recorded 325 offenses in Seyssinet-Pariset in 2025. Of the graded crimes locally, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025).
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 armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,329/m²: 461 houses and apartments sold in Seyssinet-Pariset between July 2023 and June 2026. Apartments in Seyssinet-Pariset sell for €2,266/m², houses for €3,930/m². The sales split: 14% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,930/m² | 64 |
| Apartments | €2,266/m² | 397 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 1,013 candidates at 10 lycées. Its schools’ results rank #71 of 102 in Isère.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre DuboisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 101 | 83%−6 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Aristide BergèsNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 334 | 94%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent VaucansonBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 96 | 84%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
25% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents. Typical age in Seyssinet-Pariset: 44.9, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Seyssinet-Pariset | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Seyssinet-Pariset is Château de Beauregard. The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. 2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Isère’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Seyssinet-Pariset has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Beauregard: Photo: DoucF · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Seyssinet-Pariset.
Marcel Trillat: JuliosJulien, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seyssinet-Pariset | 11,739 | — | B− | C | C− | A |
| Fontaine | 22,020 | 1.1 | C | B− | D | B+ |
| Seyssins | 8,092 | 1.2 | B− | D | C− | A |
| Grenoble | 156,140 | 1.6 | C− | C | D− | B |
| Échirolles | 37,491 | 2.2 | C− | C+ | D− | B |
| Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux | 6,078 | 2.4 | C+ | C− | D | A− |
| Sassenage | 11,646 | 2.6 | B− | C | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #65 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 56 burglaries and 83 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #71 of 102 in Isère. 94% of 334 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Aristide Bergès in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €2,329/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Seyssinet-Pariset grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Seyssinet-Pariset is a commune of 11,739 people in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. 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 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.
