Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
959 residents make their home in this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Argentine has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Argentine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Doucy, in La Léchère, 7.7 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Argentine. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Argentine.
Degrees are held by 27% of adults, lower than both Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents. Argentine has a median age of 47.5 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Argentine | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Argentine: 50, for 450 residents in work (0.1 each). 4.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 2.2% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la LauzièreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 64 | 94%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
34 sales of houses and apartments in Argentine, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,191/m². Among the homes sold, 94% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €11.35/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,208/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Argentine is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Argentine.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentine | 959 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 8 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny | 4,217 | 8.8 | A− | C+ | B | B |
| Grand-Aigueblanche | 3,780 | 9.2 | A− | C− | A | B− |
| Valgelon-La Rochette | 4,207 | 9.9 | A | B | A | B− |
| Moûtiers | 3,487 | 11 | C | B | D | D− |
| Gilly-sur-Isère | 3,149 | 11 | A− | D | A− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Argentine is a commune of 959 people in the Communauté de communes Porte de Maurienne. 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
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 November 4, 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.