Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 386 residents.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Avrieux out for now. 36% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Avrieux does most differently from other towns.
Avrieux has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Avrieux. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avrieux.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Avrieux is Chapelle de pélerinage Saint-Benoit. 3 of the 4 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. A tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above both Savoie’s towns (5.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, near Savoie’s towns (37%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). Half of Avrieux is older than 47, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Avrieux | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €29,030 a year per consumption unit, about level with Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Avrieux: 200, for 200 residents in work (1.2 each). 2.0% of the town’s working residents had no journey 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €13.01/m² a month. Sales in Avrieux from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments. Of the homes sold, 64% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Avrieux has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
Chapelle de pélerinage Saint-Benoit: Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Thomas-Becket: Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Forts de l'Esseillon : Redoute Marie-Thérèse: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Neiges: Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Avrieux yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avrieux | 386 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Modane | 2,849 | 2.9 | — | 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
Avrieux is a commune of 386 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) · 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.