Is Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire a good place to live?
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire out for now. 92% of homes here are second homes. The median price paid is €3,742/m².
What makes Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire stand out
The 2 things Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Église et croix monumentale: Photo: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire.
Who lives here
Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire has fewer young adults than Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are 15 to 24
50.3median age
29% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and below Savoie’s towns (37%). Under 15: 14% of residents. Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents.
Fontcouverte-la-ToussuireSavoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire is Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette. On the Culture ministry’s list, Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, higher than both Savoie’s towns (5.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire are out of work than in Savoie’s towns or across compared French towns: 1.3%
21%walk, cycle or take transit
Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire holds 350 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 1.4 jobs each. Just over a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,700 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot20%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
350
jobs based in Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire, 1.4 per working resident
1.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent in Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire is €12.62/m² a month, against €14.73/m² in Savoie’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
€3,742/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 8% of what sold. 249 houses and apartments changed hands in Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire€3,742/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Savoie median€3,542/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€3,684/m²
228
€12.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.51 to €16.75/m² a month)
€10.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire is a commune of 473 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Maurienne Arvan. 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
Population
473 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Maurienne Arvan
Département
Savoie (73)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
8.3 sq mi (21.5 km²)
INSEE code
73116
Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
