School results are strong: brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. The local economy does well: 1 job per working resident; 2.5% unemployment. Its weakest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Beaufort has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Beaufort 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Beaufort run higher than in 73% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Beaufort can choose among 4 GPs. Adjusted mortality in the town: 97 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 242 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 286, 18% more. The nearest emergency department to Beaufort is Centre hospitalier D Albertville, 10 mi away.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Beaufort · 7.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Albertville
10 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
Homes in Beaufort cost more than in both Savoie’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €5,004/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Beaufort: €5,262/m² for houses, €5,000/m² for apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.38/m² a month, below both Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €13.01/m² a month.
€5,004/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Beaufort€5,004/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Savoie median€3,542/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,262/m²
33
Apartments
€5,000/m²
84
€11.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.53 to €15.18/m² a month)
13
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.01/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
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Beaufort than in Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
The 15-to-24 age group: 7.5%, below both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 29% of residents are 65 or older. Beaufort has a median age of 51.3 years.
51.3median age
BeaufortSavoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Beaufort has lower unemployment than Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 2.5%
Beaufort has 950 jobs for 950 working residents, 1 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,450 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 18.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, near Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and higher than compared French towns (13.4%).
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot15%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
950
jobs based in Beaufort, 1 per working resident
2.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
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
Beaufort keeps more of its old housing than Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Beaufort, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Beaufort
Is Beaufort safe?
Beaufort has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 10.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Beaufort good?
They grade A, better than 95% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Beaufort expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Beaufort grades C for cost of living.
About Beaufort
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beaufort is a commune of 1,989 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.
