Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 520 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Valbonnais has none. Just over a third of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Valbonnais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Valbonnais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint Jean-Baptiste, in Mayres-Savel, 9.3 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valbonnais.
The age that splits Valbonnais in two is 52.3.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Valbonnais | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,690 a year per consumption unit, below both Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Valbonnais: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.5 each). 7.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.98/m² a month. The market in Valbonnais: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Valbonnais is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Valbonnais yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valbonnais | 520 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 5.9 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 2,617 | 13 | C− | C | C+ | D |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 14 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Vizille | 7,292 | 14 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 15 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Vif | 8,530 | 16 | B− | D | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Valbonnais is a commune of 520 people in the Communauté de communes de la Matheysine. 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) · 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.