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The town has 381 residents and lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, La Giettaz is too small for the grades other French towns get. 74% of its homes are second homes. The median price paid is €3,705/m². It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things La Giettaz does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Giettaz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Borne frontière romaine dite Fines, in Cordon, 3.6 mi away.
14% 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 Giettaz.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.4% of residents. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 28% of adults hold a degree.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| La Giettaz | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 200 residents in work, La Giettaz has 150 jobs: 0.7 each. At the census, 9.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,980 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The sales split: 11% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 54 homes were sold in La Giettaz. That is the middle of 54 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,542/m² for the median of compared towns in Savoie.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €3,669/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Giettaz 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 Giettaz 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 Giettaz | 381 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Megève Haute-Savoie | 2,893 | 5.7 | B− | D− | C | B+ |
| Sallanches Haute-Savoie | 17,319 | 8.2 | B+ | D | B− | C+ |
| Thônes Haute-Savoie | 6,654 | 8.4 | A | D | A+ | B+ |
| Ugine | 7,154 | 8.8 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Haute-Savoie | 5,755 | 10 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Passy Haute-Savoie | 10,856 | 11 | B− | D | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Giettaz is a commune of 381 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arlysère. 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 9, 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.