Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 458 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Vasselin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vasselin 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, 4.1 mi away.
27% 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 Vasselin.
Under 15: 19% of residents. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, about level with Isère’s towns (21%) and below compared French towns (22%). Half of Vasselin is older than 41.5, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Vasselin | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Vasselin holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €26,710 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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 €12.88/m² a month. Houses accounted for 94% of sales, apartments for the rest. Vasselin recorded 16 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out and heritage in and near Vasselin. Best known first.
Nothing in Vasselin 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 Vasselin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasselin | 458 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dolomieu | 3,173 | 1.9 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Morestel | 4,340 | 3.5 | C− | C+ | C− | D |
| La Tour-du-Pin | 8,111 | 4.2 | C− | C+ | C− | B− |
| Saint-Chef | 3,921 | 4.3 | A+ | B− | A− | A |
| Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour | 3,628 | 4.4 | B | C+ | A | C |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin | 7,698 | 5.1 | C+ | B | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vasselin is a commune of 458 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) · 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.