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FourneauxSavoie

The town has 701 residents and lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

701

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.79

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,900

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

26%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Fourneaux a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Fourneaux out for now. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.

What makes Fourneaux stand out

The one thing Fourneaux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Tunnel du Mont-Fréjus · Inscrit · Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 3.0

Fourneaux’s story

Fourneaux in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fourneaux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

2.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Claude-Ange-Joseph Calabrese, born in 1867, is the one person born in Fourneaux before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1926First protected: Tunnel du Mont-Fréjus

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Nearby attractions

Fort du Replaton and 13 more in and around Fourneaux

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Fourneaux. Best known first.

All attractions →

FortFortFort du Replaton900 m northeast, in Modane

AttractionTunnel ferroviaire du Fréjus600 m east, in Modane FortFortFort du Sapey1.4 km north, in Saint-André FortFortOuvrage de Saint-Gobain3.1 km northeast, in Villarodin-Bourget FortFortOuvrage du Lavoir4.3 km south, in Modane MuseumMuseumMuseo'Bar - Musée de la Frontière600 m northeast, in Modane

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Tunnel ferroviaire du Fréjus: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fourneaux.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Fourneaux than in Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, below Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%. Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents.

48.9median age

FourneauxSavoie medianFrance median

Savoie medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

42% women, 58% men

About 72 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fourneaux
	Fourneaux	Savoie median	France median
Under 15	11%	17%	17%
15–24	12%	10%	11%
25–44	22%	24%	23%
45–64	29%	27%	26%
65+	26%	22%	22%
No diploma	21%	14%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	24%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	18%	18%
Higher education	21%	37%	30%

Full pageFourneaux’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.9 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households350 households · 2 people per household Born abroad28% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Fourneaux?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

1 historic monument in Fourneaux, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century. Before 1919: that is when 2.8% of homes were built.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

19th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

Full pageFourneaux’s history pageOpen the page

Map1 historic monument Age of homes2.8% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Fourneaux?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Fourneaux are out of work than in Savoie’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.8%

The census found just over a quarter of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Fourneaux: 200, for 300 residents in work (0.6 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,900 a year.

26%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving72%

On foot19%

Public transport6%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter0%

200

jobs based in Fourneaux, 0.6 per working resident

4.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,900

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageFourneaux’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Getting to work26% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,900 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 15.7 mi away. For collège, the closest is 0.7 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Fourneaux91.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège la VanoiseNearest collègeCollège	Collège	100	91%−1 pt

91.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate

0.7 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageFourneaux’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges91.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Fourneaux costs an estimated advertised €11.79/m² a month, against €14.73/m² in Savoie’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Among the homes sold, 4% were houses. Sales in Fourneaux from July 2023 to June 2026: 26 houses and apartments.

€11.79/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fourneaux€11.79/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Savoie median€14.73/m²

€11.79/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.48 to €16.38/m² a month)

€9.51/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageFourneaux’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.79/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fourneaux

13pages on Fourneaux

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 1.1 mi away Housing26 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute200 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people4 notable people born here

Landmarks

Fourneaux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Tunnel du Mont-FréjusEngineering work · 19th c.

Classé

Église du BourgetChurch · 17th & 18th c. · in Villarodin-Bourget, 2.7 mi

Classé

Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-NeigesChapel · 17th & 18th c. · in Avrieux, 3.8 mi

Classé

Forts de l'Esseillon : Fort Victor-EmmanuelFort · 19th c. · in Aussois, 4.4 mi

Photo credits

Tunnel du Mont-Fréjus: Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Fourneaux

4 notable people were born in Fourneaux.

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Claude-Ange-Joseph CalabreseItalian bishop · 1867–1932

Gaston TuaillonFrench university teacher, romanist and dialectologist · 1923–2011

Jean-Pierre MourierFrench association football player (1941-1987)

Jeanne RomandRighteous among the Nations · 1907–1995

Fourneaux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Savoie →

ModaneLes BellevilleSaint-Jean-de-MaurienneFourneaux

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Fourneaux	701	—	—	—	—	—
Modane	2,849	1.1	—	B⁻	—	A
Les Belleville	3,498	14	C⁻	D⁻	D	B⁻
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	7,524	16	B⁻	C⁺	B⁺	C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Fourneaux

Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Fourneaux is a commune of 701 people in the Communauté de communes Haute Maurienne Vanoise. 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: 701 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Haute Maurienne Vanoise
Département: Savoie (73)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 1.9 sq mi (5 km²)
INSEE code: 73117

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.