A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Recorded crime is low: an average of 2.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Aime-la-Plagne’s overall grade, A, puts it better than 85% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #3 of 32 in Savoie. The catch is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and B− for health.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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.
Each subject compares Aime-la-Plagne 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 Aime-la-Plagne.
HousingCost of living C−
Buying in Aime-la-Plagne costs more than in Savoie’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €4,362/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Aime-la-Plagne goes for €2,590/m², an apartment for €4,551/m². The estimated advertised rent is €13.36/m² a month, below Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) but above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for a fifth of sales, apartments for the rest.
€4,362/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Aime-la-Plagne€4,362/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Savoie median€3,542/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,590/m²
71
Apartments
€4,551/m²
277
€13.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.99 to €17.87/m² a month)
10.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Les Versants d'Aime
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Aime-la-Plagne has lower unemployment than Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9%
Aime-la-Plagne has 2,200 jobs for 2,200 working residents, 1 per worker. The median disposable income was €27,920 a year per consumption unit, near Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). 16.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot10%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
2,200
jobs based in Aime-la-Plagne, 1 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Nearly a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above Savoie’s towns (5.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Aime-la-Plagne is Basilique Saint-Martin. On the Culture ministry’s list, Aime-la-Plagne counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Aime-la-Plagne has a lower adjusted death rate than 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Savoie: 86.6 years for women and 81.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 414 deaths in Aime-la-Plagne from 2016 to 2025; there were 397, 4% fewer. Its care home for older people (40 places) counts its residents as Aime-la-Plagne’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Aime-la-Plagne is Antenne Smur Moutiers, 6.7 mi away.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Aime-la-Plagne · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne Smur Moutiers
7.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Bourg St Maurice
86.6 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Few people in Aime-la-Plagne are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in Savoie’s towns and across compared French towns
Graduates make up 30% of adults. 16% are under 15, close to Savoie’s towns (17%) and below compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Aime-la-Plagne is 46.2.
46.2median age
Aime-la-PlagneSavoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Aime-la-Plagne
Is Aime-la-Plagne safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #2 of 32 in Savoie.
Are schools in Aime-la-Plagne good?
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #8 of 34 in Savoie. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Aime-la-Plagne expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Aime-la-Plagne grades C− for cost of living.
About Aime-la-Plagne
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Aime-la-Plagne is a commune of 4,385 people in the Communauté de communes Les Versants d'Aime. 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
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.
