Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 397 residents and lies in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Villard-Saint-Christophe out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes.
The one thing Villard-Saint-Christophe does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villard-Saint-Christophe as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Georges, in Saint-Georges-de-Commiers, 6.5 mi away.
31% 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 Villard-Saint-Christophe.
Typical age in Villard-Saint-Christophe: 45.9, the median. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, close to both Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 18% of the population here.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Villard-Saint-Christophe | Isère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 33% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €28,080 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Villard-Saint-Christophe.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villard-Saint-Christophe 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 Villard-Saint-Christophe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Saint-Christophe | 397 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Mure | 4,963 | 4.9 | C+ | B | C− | D |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers | 2,699 | 6.3 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Vizille | 7,292 | 7.1 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 3,335 | 7.8 | B | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Vif | 8,530 | 8.2 | B− | D | B+ | B |
| Jarrie | 3,952 | 9.3 | A | C− | B+ | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villard-Saint-Christophe is a commune of 397 people in the Communauté de communes de la Matheysine. 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 November 4, 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.