Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 676 people, lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Aussois has none. Second homes make up 73% of its housing.
The 2 things Aussois does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Aussois counts 5 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1971.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Aussois. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aussois.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3 of the 5 are castles and fortifications. Among the classé monuments in Aussois is Forts de l'Esseillon : Fort Charles-Félix. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under 15: 16% of residents. Degrees are held by 37% of adults, near Savoie’s towns (37%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Aussois in two is 46.4.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Aussois | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Aussois counts 1 jobs (350 jobs, 350 workers). 3.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.1% of working residents in Aussois to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.49/m² a month, near Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €13.01/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 5% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €3,850/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On the Culture ministry’s list, Aussois counts 5 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Forts de l'Esseillon : Fort Charles-Félix: Photo: B. Brassoud alias B-noa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forts de l'Esseillon : Fort Marie-Christine: Photo: moi-même · Public domain · Gravures rupestres: Photo: Nico&Co · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forts de l'Esseillon : Fort Victor-Emmanuel: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Aussois as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aussois | 676 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Modane | 2,849 | 4.1 | — | B− | — | A |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 15 | C− | D− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Aussois is a commune of 676 people in the Communauté de communes Haute Maurienne Vanoise. 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.