The local economy does well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.7% unemployment. It is strong on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools lag: brevet results 4.3 points below the expected rate.
Figures: 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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Brison-Saint-Innocent 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 Brison-Saint-Innocent 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Tunnel de Brison · Inscrit · Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Brison-Saint-Innocent’s story
Brison-Saint-Innocent in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Brison-Saint-Innocent: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1984First protected: Tunnel de Brison
2011Most recently protected: Site archéologique de Grésine-est immergé dans le lac du Bo…
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brison-Saint-Innocent.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Brison-Saint-Innocent cost more than in Savoie’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €4,920/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €16.28/m² a month, above Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. From July 2023 to June 2026, 90 homes were sold in Brison-Saint-Innocent. Renting a house costs an estimated €14.38/m² a month.
€4,920/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brison-Saint-Innocent€4,920/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Savoie median€3,542/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,899/m²
66
€16.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.11 to €20.21/m² a month)
11.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,670
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Lac
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Brison-Saint-Innocent: 31% are 65 or over, above Savoie’s towns and compared French towns
13% are under 15, below both Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Graduates make up 42% of adults.
53.1median age
Brison-Saint-InnocentSavoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Brison-Saint-Innocent sees fewer deaths than Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 81 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Savoie live to 86.6 on average and men to 81.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 283 deaths in Brison-Saint-Innocent between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 313: 9% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Brison-Saint-Innocent is Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Aix Grand Port, 2.1 mi away.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Brison-Saint-Innocent · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Aix Grand Port
10.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Bugey Sud
86.6 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Schools around Brison-Saint-Innocent do less well than those of 67% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1.5 mi to the nearest one. Nearly nine in ten candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Brison-Saint-Innocent, about level with Savoie’s towns (88.9%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 4.2 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Brison-Saint-Innocent is better off than Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €34,810 a year per consumption unit
At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 7.7%, higher than Savoie’s towns (7.2%) yet lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Brison-Saint-Innocent, 0.3 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 38% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Brison-Saint-Innocent keeps more of its old housing than Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 12% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is archaeological sites: 2 of 3. Among the classé monuments in Brison-Saint-Innocent is Site archéologique de Grésine-est immergé dans le lac du Bourget. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Brison-Saint-Innocent has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Brison-Saint-Innocent’s tally for 2025: 28 recorded offenses. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.4 cases of violence against people and 11.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes locally.
2.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary16
Criminal damage12
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence14
Fraud13
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.
2.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
28
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
27.3%
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 · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 27.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Brison-Saint-Innocent: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brison-Saint-Innocent
Is Brison-Saint-Innocent safe?
Brison-Saint-Innocent has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Brison-Saint-Innocent good?
They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Brison-Saint-Innocent expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Brison-Saint-Innocent grades D for cost of living.
About Brison-Saint-Innocent
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Brison-Saint-Innocent is a commune of 2,445 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Lac. 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.
