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Home to 350 people, this town lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Hauteville is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hauteville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Miolans, in Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny, 3.6 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Hauteville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hauteville.
Among adults, 38% have a degree. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, above both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). At 48.2, the median resident of Hauteville sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Hauteville | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €28,810 a year per consumption unit, about level with Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Hauteville has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 5.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport 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.
The nearest general lycée is 10 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les FrontaillesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 118 | 89%−3 pts |
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.
House rents are put at about €11.04/m² a month. Hauteville recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Hauteville. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau des Allues4.9 km northwest, in Saint-Pierre-d'AlbignyChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bettonnet1.1 km east, in Betton-BettonetChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chamoux3.3 km east, in Chamoux-sur-GelonFortFortChâteau de Chamousset4.3 km northeast, in ChamoussetAttractionAttractionMartinet de Lescheraines4.9 km northwest, in Saint-Pierre-d'AlbignyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hauteville yet.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Hauteville is a commune of 350 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Savoie. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauteville | 350 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny | 4,217 | 2.7 | A− | C+ | B | B |
| Valgelon-La Rochette | 4,207 | 5.6 | A | B | A | B− |
| Montmélian | 4,024 | 5.9 | C+ | C | D | C+ |
| Porte-de-Savoie | 3,974 | 8.5 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| Challes-les-Eaux | 5,630 | 9.2 | B | D | B− | B |
| Barby | 3,772 | 9.7 | B+ | D | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.