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A town of 9,922 in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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Photo: Jean-Louis Lascoux · CC BY-SA 3.0
Voreppe

Voreppe, Isère · Jean-Louis Lascoux · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Voreppe a good place to live?

Voreppe grades A overall: better than 87% of compared French towns, and #14 of 96 in Isère. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.

How Voreppe grades

Each subject compares Voreppe 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.

How grading works

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Château de Siéyès
Château de Siéyès · Classé · Photo: Allan Odp · CC BY-SA 3.0
Voreppe’s story

Voreppe in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Voreppe: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

Wikidata records 4 people born in Voreppe before 1900, the earliest Auguste Jean-Baptiste Debelle, in 1781.

  • 1974First protected: Abbaye de Chalais (ancienne)
  • 1994Most recently protected: Église Saint-Didier
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Voreppe.

Schools

99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Near Voreppe, 92.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Isère’s towns (93.7%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.6 mi off. Ranked by results, schools here are #7 of 102 in Isère.

99.0%passed the brevetASchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Voreppe99.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Voreppe92.1%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège André MalrauxNearest collègeCollègeCollège10399%+4 pts
Lycée professionnel privé les Portes de Chartreuse PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée8891%−3 pts
Lycée professionnel Françoise DoltoBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée5294%+10 pts
92%
passed the vocational bac, +1.8 pts against the expected rate
99.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
0.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth A

Fewer deaths than Voreppe’s ages would predict, 71 per 100 expected, under Isère’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Voreppe has 9 family doctors. Life expectancy in Isère: 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 913 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 747, 18% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Voreppe is Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes, 6.8 mi away.

−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw82
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Voreppe · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes
6.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Incomes in Voreppe run higher than in both Isère’s towns and compared French towns: a median €29,720 a year per consumption unit

Just over a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Isère’s towns (14.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 7.2%.

21%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%
Public transport13%
Bicycle4%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,850
jobs based in Voreppe, 1.1 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living C

Buying in Voreppe costs more than in both Isère’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €3,056/m²

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Apartments in Voreppe sell for €2,948/m², houses for €3,206/m². Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 304 homes here. Houses were 50% of what sold.

€3,056/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Voreppe€3,056/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€3,206/m²152
Apartments€2,948/m²152
€13.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.15 to €16.99/m² a month)
7.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Safety

Crime per resident in Voreppe is higher than in 70% of compared French towns

Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.6 cases of violence against people and 18.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Recorded offenses in Voreppe came to 230 in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.

7.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage73
Theft from vehicles43
Burglary37
Family violence26
Vehicle theft19
Other physical violence17
Sexual violence15
Fraud89
Drug use68
Theft without violence55

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.

7.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
230
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · 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, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

History

Voreppe has 4 historic monuments, 2 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Voreppe is Château de Siéyès. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 4.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1908
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Voreppe than in Isère’s towns or across compared French towns: 43% of adults

Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Isère’s towns (21%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Voreppe is 44.7 years old. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.

44.7median age
VoreppeIsère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Voreppe
VoreppeIsère medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–2411%11%11%
25–4422%23%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+23%21%22%
No diploma15%19%19%
CAP or BEP22%24%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education43%33%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes

Nearby attractions

Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais and 4 more in and around Voreppe

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Voreppe. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Voreppe

15pages on Voreppe

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Voreppe: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Abbaye de Chalais (ancienne): Photo: Pethrus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Didier: Photo: Jvillafruela · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Voreppe

4 notable people were born in Voreppe.

See all 4 →
Photo credits

Jacques Gay: Jacques Gay, Public domain

Voreppe’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Isère →
Fontanil-CornillonLa BuisseSaint-ÉgrèveSaint-Jean-de-MoiransMoiransCoublevieFontanil-CornillonLa BuisseSaint-ÉgrèveSaint-Jean-de-MoiransMoiransCoublevieVoreppe
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Voreppe9,922—ACCA
Fontanil-Cornillon3,4042.7BDBC−
La Buisse3,5003.7ACB+A
Saint-Égrève17,9864.3B−C−DA−
Saint-Jean-de-Moirans3,6204.6A+B−AB
Moirans7,8184.8A−B−C−B+
Coublevie5,5205A−C−BB+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Voreppe

Is Voreppe safe?

It grades C for safety, #52 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 37 burglaries and 73 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Voreppe good?

They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #7 of 102 in Isère. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Voreppe expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.13/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Voreppe grades C for cost of living.

About Voreppe

Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Voreppe is a commune of 9,922 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais. 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
9,922 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais
Département
Isère (38)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
11.2 sq mi (28.9 km²)
INSEE code
38565

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.