Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 360 in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
La Balme is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 13% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing La Balme does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Balme as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne chartreuse de Pierre-Châtel, in Virignin, 1.9 mi away.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Balme 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 La Balme.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.6% of the population. 20% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 30% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| La Balme | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 150 residents in work, La Balme has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Unemployment stood at 8.5%, between Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €26,220 a year per consumption unit.
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.5 mi away. The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles DullinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 85 | 84%−8 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in La Balme.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near La Balme. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Balme yet.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Balme is a commune of 360 people in the Communauté de communes de Yenne. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Balme | 360 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yenne | 3,026 | 2.9 | B− | C+ | A | C− |
| Belley Ain | 9,388 | 5.2 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages | 3,095 | 6.4 | A− | C | B+ | A− |
| Le Bourget-du-Lac | 5,216 | 7.4 | A− | D | B+ | A− |
| Aoste Isère | 2,876 | 7.7 | B+ | C+ | A− | C− |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin Isère | 7,698 | 8.1 | C+ | B | 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.