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This town in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 7,509.
Schools do well: bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 0.6 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,785/m² costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan. It is easy to get around without a car: 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at A−, #20 of 96 in Isère. That leaves it better than 80% of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and C+ for health.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Villard-Bonnot does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Villard-Bonnot 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 Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villard-Bonnot, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villard-Bonnot.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Villard-Bonnot, above Isère’s towns (87.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. Its schools’ results rank #14 of 102 in Isère.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège BelledonneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 197 | 94%−1 pt |
| Lycée général et technologique Marie ReynoardNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 277 | 99%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 7.5%, below both Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Villard-Bonnot counts 0.5 jobs (1,800 jobs, 3,550 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €27,590 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over-65s are 18% of the population. 11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Isère’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (11%). Villard-Bonnot has a median age of 40.9 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Villard-Bonnot | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
10% of homes date from before 1919. The protected list starts in the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Villard-Bonnot can choose among 10 GPs. In Isère, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 518 residents of Villard-Bonnot died, against 574 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
More of the graded crimes in Villard-Bonnot were criminal damage than anything else (2025). 2025 saw 181 offenses recorded locally. Violence against people ran at 6.4 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 14.8 (2023–2025 average).
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 · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Villard-Bonnot sell for €3,331/m² and apartments for €2,568/m². 276 sales of houses and apartments locally, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,785/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €13.31/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,331/m² | 113 |
| Apartments | €2,568/m² | 163 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Villard-Bonnot. Best known first.
MuseumMaison Bergèsin townAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye des Ayes3.5 km north, in CrollesChâteauChâteauMaison forte de la Veyrie2.9 km northwest, in BerninChâteauChâteauChâteau de Crolles4.5 km north, in CrollesFortFortTour d'Etapes4.7 km southwest, in Le VersoudRuinsRuinsTour de Montfallet2.8 km northeast, in FrogesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Villard-Bonnot has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Papeteries de Lancey: Photo: Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 4.0
3 notable people were born in Villard-Bonnot.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Bonnot | 7,509 | — | A− | B− | B− | C+ |
| Froges | 3,285 | 2 | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Bernin | 3,334 | 2.2 | A | C− | B | A |
| Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes | 3,016 | 2.2 | A | C− | A− | A |
| Le Versoud | 4,900 | 2.3 | A+ | C | A | A |
| Crolles | 8,609 | 2.7 | A− | C− | C− | A− |
| Saint-Ismier | 7,165 | 3 | A− | D | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #35 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 57 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns and #14 of 102 in Isère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,785/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.18/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villard-Bonnot grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villard-Bonnot is a commune of 7,509 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grésivaudan. 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) · 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 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.