Villefontaine’s overall grade is D, better than 5% of compared French towns. Where it falls short is schools — bac results 3.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.3 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,434/m² takes 6.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI). Its best grade is for walkability: 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Crime is the sore point: an average of 12.4 recorded violent incidents and 19.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Villefontaine 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villefontaine.
Who lives here
Villefontaine has fewer older residents than Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are 65 or over
15% of residents are 15 to 24, above Isère’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under 15: 25% of residents. Among adults, 27% have a degree.
34.5median age
VillefontaineIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Villefontaine than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 76.4%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 67 candidates at 2 lycées. The bac pass rate near Villefontaine is 91.0%, below both Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #99 of 102 in Isère.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)D−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
More people in Villefontaine are out of work than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.4%
18.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €22,540 a year per consumption unit.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport14%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,050
jobs based in Villefontaine, 0.7 per working resident
15.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Villefontaine records more crime per resident than 86% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 611 offenses in Villefontaine in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
12.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage213
Vehicle theft113
Family violence103
Other physical violence77
Sexual violence42
Theft from vehicles32
Burglary31
Fraud136
Drug use129
Theft without violence103
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.
12.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
611
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C
A typical home in Villefontaine sells for €2,434/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Villefontaine goes for €2,566/m², an apartment for €2,094/m². 360 houses and apartments changed hands here from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 68% were houses.
€2,434/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Villefontaine€2,434/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,566/m²
246
Apartments
€2,094/m²
114
€13.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.55 to €16.35/m² a month)
6.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,880
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Villefontaine’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 62% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 679 residents of Villefontaine died, against 808 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. Average lifespans in Isère: 86.8 years for women, 81.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Villefontaine can choose among 18 GPs.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
18
GPs in Villefontaine · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu
4.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Pierre Oudot Bourgoin Jallieu
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Villefontaine
Is Villefontaine safe?
It grades D for safety, #78 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 213 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Villefontaine good?
They grade D−, better than 5% of compared French towns and #99 of 102 in Isère. 92% of 314 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Léonard de Vinci in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Villefontaine expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.14/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Villefontaine grades C for cost of living.
About Villefontaine
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villefontaine is a commune of 19,445 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI). 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
Population
19,445 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Porte de l'Isère (CAPI)
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.
