Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 326 residents in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, La Chapelle is too small for the grades other French towns get. 17% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing La Chapelle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chapelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour du Châtel, in La Tour-en-Maurienne, 9 mi away.
23% 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 Chapelle.
The median resident of La Chapelle is 49.1 years old. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, in line with Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%).
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €30,530 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 150 residents in work, La Chapelle has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.9% of commuters 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 14 homes were sold in La Chapelle. House rents are put at about €11.35/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Chapelle 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 La Chapelle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle | 326 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valgelon-La Rochette | 4,207 | 8.5 | A | B | A | B− |
| Allevard Isère | 3,971 | 10 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 7,524 | 11 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny | 4,217 | 12 | A− | C+ | B | B |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 12 | C− | D− | D | B− |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 12 | — | C+ | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Chapelle is a commune of 326 people in the Communauté de communes du Canton de La Chambre. 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.