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This town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 4,006.
Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The trade-off is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking #11 of 96 in Isère. On that grade it does better than 91% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Vaulnaveys-le-Haut with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Vaulnaveys-le-Haut does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vaulnaveys-le-Haut as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église priorale Notre-Dame, in Vizille, 3.6 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vaulnaveys-le-Haut is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaulnaveys-le-Haut.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Isère is 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 257 deaths in Vaulnaveys-le-Haut between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 319: 20% below. 7 GPs practise in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
On the Safety Grade, Vaulnaveys-le-Haut ranks 2nd of the 96 compared towns in Isère. Recorded offenses here came to 38 in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Vaulnaveys-le-Haut (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (22.5% of the index here). Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,750/m² in Vaulnaveys-le-Haut, apartments for €3,409/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.53/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 134 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,750/m² | 65 |
| Apartments | €3,409/m² | 69 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under 15: nearly a fifth of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, lower than both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Typical age in Vaulnaveys-le-Haut: 44.7, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 54% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 8.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Of those in the labour force, 4.0% are unemployed. Jobs located in Vaulnaveys-le-Haut: 400, for 1,900 residents in work (0.2 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Vaulnaveys-le-Haut. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vaulnaveys-le-Haut yet.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vaulnaveys-le-Haut is a commune of 4,006 people in the Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut | 4,006 | — | A | C− | A | A |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage | 5,587 | 2.2 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Jarrie | 3,952 | 3.8 | A | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Eybens | 10,493 | 4.1 | C | D | D− | A− |
| Vizille | 7,292 | 4.2 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Gières | 7,376 | 4.3 | C+ | D | D− | A |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | 37,695 | 4.7 | C− | C | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #2 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.25/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vaulnaveys-le-Haut grades C− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 9, 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.