The picture is mixed. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Albertville grades C− overall, better than just over a fifth of compared French towns. Safety is weaker too — an average of 9.8 recorded violent incidents and 17.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is walkability: 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Albertville 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 Albertville.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Albertville is easier to get around on foot than nine in ten compared French towns
The median disposable income was €23,690 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 20.3% of commuters at the census. Albertville holds 11,550 jobs; 8,100 of its residents are in work, so 1.4 jobs each. Unemployment stands at 11.0%.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot12%
Bicycle5%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
11,550
jobs based in Albertville, 1.4 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,690
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 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Homes in Albertville sell for €2,333/m² at the median, against €3,542/m² in Savoie’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Albertville, houses go for €2,686/m² and apartments for €2,259/m². The estimated advertised rent is €14.68/m² a month, about level with Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 14% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,333/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Albertville€2,333/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Savoie median€3,542/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,686/m²
118
Apartments
€2,259/m²
748
€14.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.92 to €18.09/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,900
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Arlysère
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Albertville is higher than in 72% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 563 offenses in Albertville in 2025. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
9.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage236
Other physical violence90
Family violence78
Theft from vehicles59
Sexual violence50
Burglary26
Vehicle theft24
Drug use139
Fraud130
Theft without violence127
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.
9.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
563
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Albertville has 10 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Albertville has 5 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, higher than both Savoie’s towns (2.6) and compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments locally is Petit Palais de Conflans. The protected list starts in the 14th century. 4.2% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
86.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 2.6 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Albertville, 92.8% passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Savoie’s towns (94.3%). By results, schools here place #24 of 34 in Savoie.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in Albertville, 93 per 100, but more than in Savoie’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 2,292 residents of Albertville died, against 2,183 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. At birth, a girl in Savoie can expect 86.6 years and a boy 81.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Albertville can choose among 15 GPs.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Albertville · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Albertville
0.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Albertville
86.6 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Albertville than in Savoie’s towns or across compared French towns: 25% of adults
At 42.2, the median resident of Albertville sits in the middle of the age range. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for just over a tenth of the town. 17% are under 15, in line with Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%).
42.2median age
AlbertvilleSavoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Maison à tourelles: Photo: B. Brassoud · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château Rouge à Conflans: Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Manuel à Conflans: Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de Conflans: Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gérard Mourou: École polytechnique, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Justine Braisaz-Bouchet: Pavel Hrdlička (Czech Wikipedia user Packa ), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean-Luc Crétier: Verein Internationale Lauberhornrennen Wengen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arnaud Bovolenta: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Delphyne Peretto: Vow, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alex Baudin: Kakoula10, CC BY-SA 4.0
Albertville’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Albertville
Is Albertville safe?
It grades C for safety, #26 of 32 in Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 236 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Albertville good?
They grade C+, better than 35% of compared French towns and #24 of 34 in Savoie. 96% of 290 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Moulin in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Albertville expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Albertville grades C for cost of living.
About Albertville
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Albertville is a commune of 19,978 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arlysère. 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.
