Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 116 in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Freney is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Freney does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Freney as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église du Bourget, in Villarodin-Bourget, 3.7 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Freney. Best known first.
AttractionTunnel ferroviaire du Fréjus2.7 km east, in ModaneFortFortFort du Sapey2.1 km northeast, in Saint-AndréFortFortOuvrage de Saint-Gobain4.7 km east, in Villarodin-BourgetMuseumMuseumMuseo'Bar - Musée de la Frontière2.5 km east, in ModaneMuseumMuseumCarré Science3.2 km east, in ModanePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Freney.
Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Freney: 44, the median. Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Freney | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €29,990 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Freney counts 0.6 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). 4.8% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 14.4 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la VanoiseNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 100 | 91%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Freney recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Freney 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 Freney 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freney | 116 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Modane | 2,849 | 2.1 | — | B− | — | A |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 14 | C− | D− | D | B− |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 7,524 | 15 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Freney is a commune of 116 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
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.