Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3,780 residents make their home in this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
A good place to live, if you can afford it. Taken together, its subjects give Grand-Aigueblanche an A− overall, better than 77% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #8 of 32 in Savoie. Its strongest is jobs & income: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 4.8% unemployment. It is strong on safety as well — an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The trade-off is cost of living (C−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools, B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Grand-Aigueblanche does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Grand-Aigueblanche with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Grand-Aigueblanche: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1940.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grand-Aigueblanche.
The commonest graded crime in Grand-Aigueblanche was criminal damage (2025). The police record for Grand-Aigueblanche lists 25 offenses in 2025.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 15.5% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.28/m² a month, close to Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The split in Grand-Aigueblanche: €2,429/m² for houses, €2,789/m² for apartments. The town recorded 121 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,429/m² | 59 |
| Apartments | €2,789/m² | 62 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Grand-Aigueblanche is Église de Villagerel. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. 7.1% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Grand-Aigueblanche, 99.7% passed the bac, higher than both Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #6 of 34 in Savoie. For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 169 | 86%−7 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Ambroise CroizatNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 189 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
456 deaths in Grand-Aigueblanche between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 405: 13% above. Its care home for older people (92 places) counts its residents as Grand-Aigueblanche’s; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. Also worth knowing: 4 GPs practise in the town. At birth, a girl in Savoie can expect 86.6 years and a boy 81.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.8% of residents, below both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 27% of adults. The middle age in Grand-Aigueblanche is 48.5.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Grand-Aigueblanche | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €28,400 a year per consumption unit, close to Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 8.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Grand-Aigueblanche. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Moûtiers3.6 km southeast, in MoûtiersFortFortMaison forte de Bellecombein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Briançon3.5 km northwest, in La LéchèreMuseumMuseumMusée d'Histoire et d'Archéologie3.6 km southeast, in MoûtiersMuseumMuseumMusée d'Antan3.4 km southwest, in La LéchèrePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Grand-Aigueblanche: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Église de Villagerel: Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Grand-Aigueblanche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand-Aigueblanche | 3,780 | — | A− | C− | A | B− |
| Moûtiers | 3,487 | 2.1 | C | B | D | D− |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 2.3 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 4,385 | 7.1 | A | C− | A+ | B− |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 9.1 | C− | D− | D | B− |
| La Plagne Tarentaise | 3,836 | 9.5 | B+ | D | B | B+ |
| Albertville | 19,978 | 13 | C− | C | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #7 of 32 in Savoie.
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns and #6 of 34 in Savoie. The lycée stands out: 100% of 189 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Ambroise Croizat in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Grand-Aigueblanche grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grand-Aigueblanche is a commune of 3,780 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Aigueblanche. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.
