Some subjects shine; others lag. Where it falls short is safety — an average of 11.7 recorded violent incidents and 21.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Chambéry grades C− overall and ranks #30 of 32 in Savoie. That leaves it better than nearly a quarter of compared French towns. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Fewer journeys need a car: 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 39% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Chambéry 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chambéry.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Chambéry gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in Savoie’s towns and across compared French towns: 39.4% of commuters
The median disposable income is €24,800 a year per consumption unit. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above both Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Chambéry has 42,550 jobs for 25,250 working residents, 1.7 per worker.
39%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving56%
Public transport15%
On foot14%
Bicycle11%
Motorbike or scooter1%
42,550
jobs based in Chambéry, 1.7 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 97% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Chambéry sits above 87% of compared French towns
The police record for Chambéry lists 2,026 offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
11.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage743
Other physical violence297
Theft from vehicles277
Burglary242
Family violence232
Sexual violence133
Vehicle theft96
Armed robbery6
Theft without violence892
Fraud392
Drug use384
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.
11.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,026
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Chambéry costs more than in Savoie’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €16.10/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
2,490 sales of houses and apartments in Chambéry, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,973/m². Houses sell for €3,955/m² in the town, apartments for €2,898/m². Of the homes sold, 11% were houses.
€2,973/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chambéry€2,973/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Savoie median€3,542/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,955/m²
269
Apartments
€2,898/m²
2,221
€16.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.66 to €20.49/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Chambéry
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
25 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2013
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2013. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Chambéry is Château des Ducs de Savoie (ancien).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Chambéry has a lower adjusted death rate than 64% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Chambéry’s deaths ran at 83 per 100 expected, near Savoie’s towns (86) and lower than compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 5,641 residents of Chambéry died, against 5,689 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% fewer. In Savoie, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.6 years for women and 81.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. For a family doctor, residents of Chambéry can choose among 99 GPs.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
99
GPs in Chambéry · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Chambery Mco
0.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Chambery Mco
86.6 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
88.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 13 collèges within 5 km, 3.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Chambéry is 94.6%, near Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #21 of 34 in Savoie.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Chambéry: 16% are 15 to 24, above Savoie’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by two in five adults. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, below Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Chambéry has a median age of 37.6.
37.6median age
ChambérySavoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
16%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Olivier Giroud: Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joseph de Maistre: Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein, Public domain · Amédée VIII de Savoie: Unknown author Unknown author (1700/1799), Public domain · Emmanuel-Philibert de Savoie: Giacomo Vighi, Public domain · Louis-Frédéric Ménabréa: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Xavier de Maistre: Petr Zabolotskiy, Public domain
Chambéry’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chambéry
Is Chambéry safe?
It grades D for safety, #29 of 32 in Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 242 burglaries and 743 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chambéry good?
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #21 of 34 in Savoie. The lycée stands out: 100% of 267 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé Saint-Ambroise - Assomption Chambéry in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chambéry expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,973/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Chambéry grades D for cost of living.
About Chambéry
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chambéry is a commune of 59,964 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Chambéry. 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.
