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Population 755: a town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Esserts-Blay isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 25% of its housing.
The one thing Esserts-Blay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Esserts-Blay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Cléry, 6.8 mi away.
15% 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 Esserts-Blay.
Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 23% of adults, lower than both Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: the age that splits Esserts-Blay in two is 48.3.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Esserts-Blay | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.5% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Esserts-Blay: 100, for 350 residents in work (0.3 each). The median disposable income is €26,810 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.
Among the homes sold, 88% were houses. Sales in Esserts-Blay from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Esserts-Blay. Best known first.
Nothing in Esserts-Blay 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 Esserts-Blay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esserts-Blay | 755 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albertville | 19,978 | 3.9 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Gilly-sur-Isère | 3,149 | 4.5 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Mercury | 3,495 | 5.4 | — | D | — | B+ |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 6.5 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Grand-Aigueblanche | 3,780 | 8.7 | A− | C− | A | B− |
| Ugine | 7,154 | 9.1 | A | B | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Esserts-Blay is a commune of 755 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) · 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.