Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 346 residents and lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Crest-Voland is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 81% of homes. The median home sells for €5,892/m².
The 2 things Crest-Voland does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Crest-Voland as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jacques d'Assyrie, in Hauteluce, 4.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crest-Voland.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9% of the town. 26% of residents are 65 or over, above both Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 29% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Crest-Voland | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Crest-Voland number 200, against 200 residents in work (1.2 per worker). Just over a fifth of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Median disposable income comes to €27,580 a year per consumption unit.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €13.01/m² a month. Houses made up a third of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 45 homes in Crest-Voland.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €5,597/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Crest-Voland. Best known first.
Nothing in Crest-Voland is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Crest-Voland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crest-Voland | 346 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ugine | 7,154 | 5.1 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Megève Haute-Savoie | 2,893 | 6.8 | B− | D− | C | B+ |
| Albertville | 19,978 | 10 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Thônes Haute-Savoie | 6,654 | 11 | A | D | A+ | B+ |
| Faverges-Seythenex Haute-Savoie | 7,545 | 11 | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Mercury | 3,495 | 11 | — | D | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Crest-Voland is a commune of 346 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.