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Population 3,012: a town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Where it does best is jobs & income: 1 job per working resident; 6.7% unemployment. Safety is another plus (A−): an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 12.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying in is costly (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of #20 of 32 in Savoie. Nationally, it does better than 53% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, 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) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Drumettaz-Clarafond does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Drumettaz-Clarafond 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Drumettaz-Clarafond as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Roche du Roi, in Aix-les-Bains, 1.5 mi away.
3.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Drumettaz-Clarafond. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Bonport2.6 km northwest, in Tresserve
AttractionCasino Grand Cercle3.2 km north, in Aix-les-Bains
AquariumAquarium du Lac du Bourget4.5 km northwest, in Aix-les-BainsChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche du Roi2.4 km northwest, in Aix-les-BainsAttractionAttractionHôtel Excelsior2.8 km north, in Aix-les-BainsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Drumettaz-Clarafond.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €4,454/m² in Drumettaz-Clarafond, apartments for €4,235/m². The estimated advertised rent is €15.43/m² a month, close to Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market locally: 94 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,454/m² | 41 |
| Apartments | €4,235/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 2025 count: 50 offenses in Drumettaz-Clarafond. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Drumettaz-Clarafond (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 9.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
17% of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.4% of residents, below both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Drumettaz-Clarafond | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #27 of 34 in Savoie on results. At the lycées within 5 km of Drumettaz-Clarafond, 94.3% passed the bac, near Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MarliozNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 85%−10 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent MarliozNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 302 | 96%−2 pts |
| Collège Jean Jacques PerretBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 134 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stood at 6.7%, lower than both Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 7.8% of commuters got to work without a car. Drumettaz-Clarafond holds 1,550 jobs; 1,450 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Savoie can expect 86.6 years and a boy 81.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 171 residents of Drumettaz-Clarafond died, against 198 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Drumettaz-Clarafond can choose among 5 GPs.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Nothing in Drumettaz-Clarafond 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 Drumettaz-Clarafond 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumettaz-Clarafond | 3,012 | — | B− | D | A− | B− |
| Tresserve | 2,909 | 1.7 | B− | D | B− | A |
| Aix-les-Bains | 32,406 | 2.3 | C− | D | C | B− |
| Le Bourget-du-Lac | 5,216 | 3.6 | A− | D | B+ | A− |
| Grésy-sur-Aix | 4,740 | 4.1 | A− | D | A+ | A− |
| La Motte-Servolex | 12,067 | 5.1 | B | D | B | B+ |
| Bassens | 5,175 | 5.9 | B− | D | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #10 of 32 in Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #27 of 34 in Savoie. 96% of 302 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Marlioz 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 Drumettaz-Clarafond grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Drumettaz-Clarafond is a commune of 3,012 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
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 8, 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.