Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 757 residents, it is a town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Épierre is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Épierre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Doucy, in La Léchère, 9.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Épierre.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Épierre has a median age of 46.2.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Épierre | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €25,710 a year per consumption unit. 250 jobs are based in Épierre, for 350 working residents (0.7 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 10.8% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
Of the homes sold, 84% were houses. The market in Épierre: 25 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Épierre. Best known first.
Nothing in Épierre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Épierre.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épierre | 757 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valgelon-La Rochette | 4,207 | 8.7 | A | B | A | B− |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 10 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny | 4,217 | 10 | A− | C+ | B | B |
| Grand-Aigueblanche | 3,780 | 11 | A− | C− | A | B− |
| Allevard Isère | 3,971 | 11 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Moûtiers | 3,487 | 12 | C | B | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Épierre is a commune of 757 people in the Communauté de communes Porte de Maurienne. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.