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A town of 506 in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Jarrier a good place to live?

Jarrier is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 45% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 29% of the population.

What makes Jarrier stand out

The 2 things Jarrier does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Grâces
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Grâces · Classé · Photo: Pierre_Bn from En Maurienne, France · CC BY 2.0
Jarrier’s story

Jarrier in pictures

Jarrier has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

Jean-Baptiste Marcoz, born in 1759, is the one person born in Jarrier before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1992First protected: Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Grâces
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jarrier.

Who lives here

Few people in Jarrier are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in Savoie’s towns and compared French towns

29% of residents are 65 or over, above Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under-15s account for 14% of the population. Ages in Jarrier split evenly at 52.3: half are older, half younger.

52.3median age
JarrierSavoie medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Jarrier
JarrierSavoie medianFrance median
Under 1514%17%17%
15–247.3%10%11%
25–4419%24%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+29%22%22%
No diploma10%14%19%
CAP or BEP32%24%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education35%37%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

2 historic monuments, 1 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Jarrier is Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Grâces. 9.1% of its homes were built before 1919, above Savoie’s towns (5.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

18th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Jarrier, 3.1%, runs below Savoie’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €29,340 a year per consumption unit, near Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Jarrier holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. No commute at all: 2.2% of working residents in the town at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Jarrier, 0.2 per working resident
3.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The bac pass rate near Jarrier is 92.1%, lower than Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 1.6 mi to the nearest one. At the general lycée, 95% of 189 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.

95%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Jarrier82.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Jarrier92.1%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège MaurienneNearest collègeCollègeCollège14282%−8 pts
Lycée polyvalent Paul HéroultNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée18995%−1 pt
95%
passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
87%
passed the vocational bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate
1.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Jarrier is €12.62/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Houses were 89% of what sold. The market in Jarrier: 28 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€12.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Jarrier€12.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Savoie median€14.73/m²
€12.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.51 to €16.75/m² a month)
€10.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Éco-Musée du Moulin and 6 more in and around Jarrier

Museums and heritage in and near Jarrier. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Jarrier

13pages on Jarrier

Landmarks

The list names few of Jarrier’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Grâces: Photo: Pierre_Bn from En Maurienne, France · CC BY 2.0

Famous people from Jarrier

One notable person was born in Jarrier.

Their page →

Jarrier’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Savoie →
Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneLes BellevilleAllevardCrêts en BelledonneValgelon-La RochetteMoûtiersSaint-Jean-de-MaurienneLes BellevilleAllevardCrêts en BelledonneValgelon-La RochetteMoûtiersJarrier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Jarrier506—————
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne7,5241.7B−C+B+C
Les Belleville3,49812C−D−DB−
Allevard Isère3,97114A+A−A−C+
Crêts en Belledonne Isère3,47015—B+—B
Valgelon-La Rochette4,20716ABAB−
Moûtiers3,48718CBDD−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Jarrier

Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Jarrier is a commune of 506 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Maurienne Arvan. 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

Population
506 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Maurienne Arvan
Département
Savoie (73)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.7 km²)
INSEE code
73138

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.