Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
666 people call this town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Valencogne has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Valencogne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bellegarde, in Chassignieu, 1.4 mi away.
29% 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 Valencogne.
28% of adults hold a degree, below both Isère’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents. The middle age in Valencogne is 45.1.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Valencogne | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Valencogne has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Unemployment stood at 6.9%, below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 5.0% of working residents here at the census.
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 €11.58/m² a month. Sales in Valencogne from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Valencogne. Best known first.
MuseumMusée archéologique du lac de Paladru2.7 km southeast, in Villages du Lac de PaladruChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bellegarde2.2 km northwest, in ChassignieuChâteauChâteauChâteau du Passage4.2 km north, in Le PassageMuseumMuseumHistoire de la Galoche4.4 km west, in Val-de-VirieuAttractionAttractionMoulin de Virieu4.5 km west, in Val-de-VirieuPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Valencogne 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 Valencogne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencogne | 666 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villages du Lac de Paladru | 2,598 | 1.7 | B | C | B+ | A− |
| Saint-André-le-Gaz | 2,754 | 3.6 | — | B− | — | A |
| Les Abrets en Dauphiné | 6,850 | 3.9 | B | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Chirens | 2,546 | 5.4 | — | B− | — | C− |
| Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour | 3,628 | 5.8 | B | C+ | A | C |
| La Tour-du-Pin | 8,111 | 6.7 | C− | C+ | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Valencogne is a commune of 666 people in the Communauté de communes Les Vals 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) · 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.