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Crolles
Medium city · 38920 · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
👥 Population
8 609
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
3 778 €
📈 -13% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
4.9 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
B
✅ 5.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Crolles — Score 40/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (8/100) and a high purchase price for the area (10/100).
40
💰 Yield22
🌳 Quality of life66
📊 Dynamism61
💸 Affordability10
🛡️ Safety8
⚡ Energy rating88
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 63 Transactions · Crolles
🏢 Apt. /m²
3 778 €
🏡 House /m²
3 779 €
📋 Transactions
63
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenoble | 2 587 € | 3 667 € | 2579 | 156 140 |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères | 2 218 € | 3 434 € | 392 | 37 695 |
| Échirolles | 1 800 € | 3 311 € | 329 | 37 491 |
| Vienne | 2 587 € | 3 215 € | 475 | 31 778 |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu | 2 561 € | 2 866 € | 409 | 30 151 |
| Fontaine | 1 833 € | 3 236 € | 288 | 22 020 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
15.43 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
4.9 %
⏳ Payback period
20.4 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
94.9 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
0.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
4.4 %
🏢 Apartments
39.4 %
60.3 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
A
Strong tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
864
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
42.650 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
109.070 %
🏘️ Housing tax
21.140 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
4.950 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
61.11 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
8 609
2023
📐 Area
14.58 km²
590 inh/km²
💶 Median income
28 760 €
📊 Median age
44.7 yrs
33.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
76.6 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
7.3 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
6.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
1 987
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
195
+35.4% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
144
💼 Economic density
231
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Brignoud
À 2.48 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Grenoble
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Le Grésivaudan
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
1
🎓 High schools
—
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
90.5 %
Average pass rate · 1 middle school
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR | public | 125.2 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
3
🔬 Laboratories
1
🏥 Établissements de santé
14
Source FINESS
💊 Pharmacies
3
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
164
📋 Commerce
75
📋 Enseignement
7
🏥 Sante
162
🚆 Transport
4
⚽ Sport
30
🎭 Culture
1
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 1 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 1 | Mairie - Crolles |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 81 | 9.40 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +31 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 79 | 9.20 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +26 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 64 | 7.40 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +17 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 60 | 7.00 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | +35 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 40 | 10.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +40 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 30 | 3.50 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -58 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 25 | 2.90 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | -31 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 21 | 2.40 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -68 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 21 | 2.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 18 | 2.10 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -43 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 18 | 2.10 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | -48 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 9 | 1.00 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -58 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
87 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
8.0 %
B
34.5 %
34.5 %
C
14.9 %
14.9 %
D
23.0 %
23.0 %
E
13.8 %
13.8 %
F
4.6 %
G
1.1 %
5.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 2 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| abbaye | — |
| château | 15e siècle;17e siècle;18e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 16 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine naturelle (cavités souterraines)
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Effet thermique
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Rupture de barrage
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Inondation
Risque industriel
Séisme
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 6 589 analyses · CC LE GRÉSIVAUDAN
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
6 589
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
28
⚡ Charge points
96
🚀 Incl. fast charging
14
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernin | 2.7 km | 32/100 | 3 334 |
| Lumbin | 3.1 km | 50/100 | 2 164 |
| Villard-Bonnot | 4.0 km | 42/100 | 7 509 |
| Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes | 3.5 km | 40/100 | 3 016 |
| Froges | 3.5 km | 39/100 | 3 285 |
| Plateau-des-Petites-Roches | 5.9 km | 33/100 | 2 433 |
| Le Champ-près-Froges | 4.2 km | 35/100 | 1 289 |
| La Pierre | 4.7 km | 29/100 | 664 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Crolles
What is the price per m² in Crolles? ▶
The median price per m² in Crolles is 3 778 €.
What is the rental yield in Crolles? ▶
The gross rental yield in Crolles is 4.9%.
Is Crolles a good real estate investment? ▶
Crolles has a ScorCity score of 40/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Crolles? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Crolles is B.
What are the natural risks in Crolles? ▶
16 risks are identified in Crolles: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Affaissements et effondrements d'origine naturelle (cavités souterraines), Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs.