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A town of 2,099 in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grignon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Grignon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Grignon 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 no building in Grignon 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, 3.7 mi away.
2.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Grignon. Best known first.
MuseumMaison Rouge de Conflans3.3 km northeast, in Albertville
Monastery or conventMonastère Saint-Joseph de Conflans3.3 km northeast, in Albertville
MuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire de Conflans3.3 km northeast, in AlbertvilleFortFortFort de Villard2.6 km north, in AlbertvilleChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Conflans3.3 km northeast, in AlbertvillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grignon.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €12.99/m² a month, lower than Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.35/m² a month. Grignon recorded 50 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,100/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Savoie: 86.6 years for women and 81.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 198 deaths in Grignon from 2016 to 2025; there were 158, 20% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Grignon have one GP on hand.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 127 candidates at 2 lycées. Near Grignon, 92.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Savoie’s towns (94.3%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Combe de SavoieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 142 | 84%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean MoulinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 290 | 96%−1 pt |
| Collège Joseph FontanetBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 88 | 94%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). At 46.1, the median resident of Grignon sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Grignon | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
150 jobs are based in Grignon, for 950 working residents (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €27,740 a year per consumption unit, close to Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Grignon didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Grignon 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 Grignon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grignon | 2,099 | — | — | C | — | B+ |
| Gilly-sur-Isère | 3,149 | 1.2 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Albertville | 19,978 | 1.6 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Mercury | 3,495 | 2.3 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Ugine | 7,154 | 7.8 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Faverges-Seythenex Haute-Savoie | 7,545 | 7.9 | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 9.2 | — | C+ | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Grignon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns. 96% of 290 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Moulin in 2025, a point below 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 Grignon grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grignon is a commune of 2,099 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) · 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 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.