Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 373 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Vatilieu is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vatilieu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is maison Burgaud, in Tullins, 4.8 mi away.
18% 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 Vatilieu.
28% of residents are 65 or over, above Isère’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 39% have a degree. Vatilieu has a median age of 50.2.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Vatilieu | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.4% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €29,410 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Isère’s towns (€27,110) and compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took nearly a tenth of Vatilieu’s working residents to work at the census. At the census, 6.8% of working residents in Vatilieu didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Vatilieu. Best known first.
MuseumLe Grand Séchoir4.6 km south, in VinayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cumane2 km east, in ChantesseChâteauChâteauChâteau du Mont Vinay5 km south, in VinayPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Vatilieu 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 Vatilieu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vatilieu | 373 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vinay | 4,438 | 3.2 | A+ | B+ | A− | B− |
| Tullins | 7,624 | 4.7 | C− | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Renage | 3,348 | 6.6 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs | 3,425 | 6.7 | B | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Rives | 6,549 | 7.8 | C+ | B− | C+ | B |
| Saint-Marcellin | 7,700 | 8.6 | C+ | B | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vatilieu is a commune of 373 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
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.