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2,005 people call this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Households here earn well: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 7.7% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car: a third of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,666/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Val Guiers. Schools are weaker too — bac results 1.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6.2 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Domessin 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.
The one thing Domessin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Domessin 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.
Domessin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Domessin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église des Carmes, in Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, 1.4 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Domessin.
At the census, 4.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,700 a year. Also worth knowing: of those in the labour force, 7.7% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 86% passed the bac pro, of 59 candidates. For collège, the closest is 1.7 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Domessin, 93.2% passed the bac, about level with both Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 100%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent PravazNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 238 | 95%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.11/m² a month, lower than Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 87% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 52 homes were sold in Domessin.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,737/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Savoie: 86.6 years for women, 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 138 residents of Domessin died, against 153 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Domessin is Ch Yves Touraine, 1.9 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
20% are under 15, above both Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 30% of adults. Domessin has a median age of 45.2 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Domessin | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Domessin. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la machine à bois et de l'outillage à main2.6 km west, in Le Pont-de-BeauvoisinMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye bénédictine de La Rochette3.3 km northwest, in Belmont-TramonetFortFortChâteau de Montfleury3.6 km north, in AvressieuxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Béron4.6 km southeast, in Saint-BéronMuseumMuseumMusée Lac et Nature4.9 km east, in Lépin-le-LacPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Domessin 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 Domessin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domessin | 2,005 | — | — | C | — | C+ |
| Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin Isère | 3,602 | 1.7 | C+ | B+ | D | B+ |
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages | 3,095 | 5 | A− | C | B+ | A− |
| Aoste Isère | 2,876 | 5.7 | B+ | C+ | A− | C− |
| Les Abrets en Dauphiné Isère | 6,850 | 5.8 | B | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Saint-André-le-Gaz Isère | 2,754 | 8.5 | — | B− | — | A |
| La Motte-Servolex | 12,067 | 9.1 | B | D | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Domessin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns. 95% of 238 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Pravaz in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Domessin grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Domessin is a commune of 2,005 people in the Communauté de communes Val Guiers. 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.