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This town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 542.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Bauche out for now. Second homes make up 11% of its housing. Only just over one in ten residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Bauche does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Bauche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de Vaulserre, in Saint-Albin-de-Vaulserre, 3.7 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Bauche.
Children are nearly a quarter of the town. Nearly two in five adults hold a degree, above both Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| La Bauche | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in La Bauche number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.2 per worker). The median disposable income was €27,830 a year per consumption unit, close to Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). 3.4% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 94% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in La Bauche.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Bauche 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 La Bauche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bauche | 542 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin Isère | 3,602 | 5.9 | C+ | B+ | D | B+ |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Pont Isère | 4,490 | 6.4 | B | B | B | D |
| Cognin | 6,954 | 8.2 | C | D | C | B+ |
| Jacob-Bellecombette | 4,499 | 8.7 | B− | D | A+ | C+ |
| La Motte-Servolex | 12,067 | 9.4 | B | D | B | B+ |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey Isère | 2,619 | 9.4 | — | C | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Bauche is a commune of 542 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Chartreuse. 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) · 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.