The local economy does well: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for health and B− for walkability. 16% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Chindrieux 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.
What makes Chindrieux stand out
The one thing Chindrieux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chindrieux 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 Chindrieux.
Who lives here
Few people in Chindrieux are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Savoie’s towns and across compared French towns
27% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 35% have a degree. The middle age in Chindrieux is 46.8.
46.8median age
ChindrieuxSavoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
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
HousingCost of living C+
The median home in Chindrieux sells for €3,008/m², against €3,542/m² in Savoie’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.07/m² a month, lower than Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 59 houses and apartments changed hands in Chindrieux from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 69% were houses.
€3,008/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chindrieux€3,008/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Savoie median€3,542/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,548/m²
41
€13.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.33 to €16.54/m² a month)
7.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.36/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
History
Old homes shape Chindrieux: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Savoie’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Chindrieux is Site archéologique de Châtillon immergé dans le lac du Bourget. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Chindrieux sees 91 deaths per 100 expected, against 86 in Savoie’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Chindrieux is Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Aix Grand Port, 8.8 mi away. 158 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 153: 3% above. Average lifespans in Savoie: 86.6 years for women, 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 8 general practitioners in the town.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Chindrieux · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Aix Grand Port
9.4 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
Fewer commuters in Chindrieux walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 9.1%
Half of residents lived on more than €28,440 a year per consumption unit, close to Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 8.0% are unemployed. Also worth knowing: 4.5% of Chindrieux’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport6%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Chindrieux, 0.5 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 52% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Chindrieux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Graded property crimes ran at 9.3 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.8 (2023–2025 average). Recorded offenses in Chindrieux came to 17 in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage10
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
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.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
58.6%
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 58.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Châtillon and 8 more in and around Chindrieux
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Chindrieux. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chindrieux
Is Chindrieux safe?
Chindrieux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 10 acts of criminal damage.
Is Chindrieux expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chindrieux grades C+ for cost of living.
About Chindrieux
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chindrieux is a commune of 1,531 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.
