Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
15- to 24-year-olds are 24% of the population. 4,499 people call this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Jacob-Bellecombette’s grades pull in different directions. Cost of living is its weak spot: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Jacob-Bellecombette earns a B−, which places it #23 of 32 in Savoie. That leaves it better than nearly half of compared French towns. Recorded crime is low: an average of 1.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A−): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Jacob-Bellecombette does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Jacob-Bellecombette 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 Jacob-Bellecombette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel-Dieu (ancien), in Chambéry, 0.7 mi away.
2.3% 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 Jacob-Bellecombette. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry1.6 km north, in Chambéry
MuseumLes Charmettes1.2 km east, in Chambéry
ChâteauChâteau de Caramagne3.6 km north, in Chambéry
MuseumMuséum d'histoire naturelle de Chambéry1.1 km north, in ChambéryAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie1.2 km north, in ChambéryPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jacob-Bellecombette.
Jacob-Bellecombette comes 3rd of the 32 compared towns in Savoie on the Safety Grade. For 2025, the figures show 42 offenses in the town. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Jacob-Bellecombette (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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 14.3% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt 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.
The estimated advertised rent is €15.35/m² a month, near Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 18% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 135 houses and apartments changed hands in Jacob-Bellecombette from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €3,939/m² | 111 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Households’ median disposable income: €28,590 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Jacob-Bellecombette: 550, for 1,900 residents in work (0.3 each). 8.7% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Jacob-Bellecombette have one GP on hand. Average lifespans in Savoie: 86.6 years for women, 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 533 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 577, 8% more.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #19 of 34 in Savoie. The town’s pupils have a collège 1 mi away. The bac pass rate near Jacob-Bellecombette is 94.5%, about level with Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louise de SavoieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 153 | 80%−11 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique VaugelasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 353 | 99%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Sainte-Geneviève - Assomption Chambéry PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 81 | 96%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 24% of residents. Degrees are held by 49% of adults, above Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents.
57% women, 43% men
About 75 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Jacob-Bellecombette | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 24% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 49% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Jacob-Bellecombette is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Jacob-Bellecombette as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob-Bellecombette | 4,499 | — | B− | D | A+ | C+ |
| Cognin | 6,954 | 1 | C | D | C | B+ |
| Chambéry | 59,964 | 1.5 | C− | D | D | B |
| Barberaz | 5,306 | 1.6 | B− | D | C+ | A− |
| Bassens | 5,175 | 2 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Saint-Baldoph | 2,949 | 2.4 | — | D | — | B+ |
| La Ravoire | 9,332 | 2.4 | B | D | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #3 of 32 in Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 26 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #19 of 34 in Savoie. 99% of 353 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Vaugelas in 2025, at 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 Jacob-Bellecombette grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Jacob-Bellecombette is a commune of 4,499 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Chambéry. 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 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.