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TêcheIsère

A town of 596 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Têche a good place to live?

Têche is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Têche’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Têche’s story

No historic monuments in Têche

The Culture ministry lists no building in Têche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Séchoir à noix, in Cognin-les-Gorges, 1.7 mi away.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Têche.

Who lives here

Few people in Têche are 15 to 24: 8.1%, fewer than in Isère’s towns and compared French towns

One measure of family life: 21% of residents are under 15. At 42.9, the median resident of Têche sits in the middle of the age range. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, in line with Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%).

42.9median age
TêcheIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Têche
TêcheIsère medianFrance median
Under 1521%18%17%
15–248.1%11%11%
25–4423%23%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+23%21%22%
No diploma16%19%19%
CAP or BEP25%24%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education32%33%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Têche are out of work than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.9%

For its 250 residents in work, Têche has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. At the census, 4.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €26,990 a year per consumption unit, near both Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Têche, 0.4 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.2 mi away. The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Têche97.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Joseph ChassigneuxNearest collègeCollègeCollège11497%+4 pts
97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Têche costs less than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.60/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

7 houses and apartments changed hands in Têche from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Têche€9.60/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Isère median€13.13/m²
€9.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.59 to €12.15/m² a month)
€9.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Têche

12pages on Têche

Landmarks

Nothing in Têche is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Têche

One notable person was born in Têche.

Their page →

Têche’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Isère →
VinaySaint-MarcellinChatteAutrans-Méaudre en VercorsTullinsLans-en-VercorsVinaySaint-MarcellinChatteAutrans-Méaudre en VercorsTullinsLans-en-VercorsTêche
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Têche596—————
Vinay4,4382.7A+B+A−B−
Saint-Marcellin7,7003.4C+BC−B−
Chatte2,5185.3BBB−B
Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors2,9367.7—B−—A−
Tullins7,62410C−C+C−C+
Lans-en-Vercors2,75111—C−—A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Têche

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Têche is a commune of 596 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté. 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

Population
596 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Marcellin Vercors Isère Communauté
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
1.9 sq mi (5 km²)
INSEE code
38500

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.