A town of contrasts. Jobs and pay hold up well: 1.3 jobs per working resident; 6.3% unemployment. Overall, La Motte-Servolex earns a B, which places it #16 of 32 in Savoie. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly three fifths of compared French towns. What counts against it is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares La Motte-Servolex with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Motte-Servolex: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
4.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Charles-Albert Costa de Beauregard, born in 1835, is the one person born in La Motte-Servolex before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Motte-Servolex.
HousingCost of living D
The middle sale price in La Motte-Servolex: €3,652/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,950/m² in La Motte-Servolex, apartments for €3,555/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €15.38/m² a month, near Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €14.97/m² a month.
€3,652/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Motte-Servolex€3,652/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Savoie median€3,542/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,950/m²
119
Apartments
€3,555/m²
274
€15.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.85 to €18.41/m² a month)
9.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Chambéry
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
La Motte-Servolex is better off than Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,970 a year per consumption unit
6.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 17.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Bicycle7%
Public transport6%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
7,000
jobs based in La Motte-Servolex, 1.3 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
83.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 6.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #28 of 34 in Savoie. At the general lycée, 96% of 339 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
La Motte-Servolex has a lower adjusted death rate than 67% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,155 deaths in La Motte-Servolex between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,247: 7% below. Adjusted for age and care homes, La Motte-Servolex records 82 deaths per 100 expected, close to Savoie’s towns (86) and below compared French towns (88). Life expectancy at birth in Savoie is 86.6 years for women and 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of La Motte-Servolex can choose among 8 GPs.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in La Motte-Servolex · 7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Chambery Mco
3.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Chambery Mco
86.6 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
La Motte-Servolex ranks below 64% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Jobs outnumber working residents in La Motte-Servolex (7,000 to 5,400): it draws people in from around. Recorded offenses here came to 228 in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.4 violent offenses and 12.1 graded property crimes a year. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
6.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage74
Family violence36
Burglary36
Other physical violence33
Theft from vehicles23
Sexual violence17
Vehicle theft9
Fraud63
Theft without violence51
Drug use24
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
228
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
La Motte-Servolex: 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.1% of the total, lower than both Savoie’s towns (5.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in La Motte-Servolex hold a degree than in Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 41%
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, higher than both Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in La Motte-Servolex: 46.1, the median.
46.1median age
La Motte-ServolexSavoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Motte-Servolex
Is La Motte-Servolex safe?
It grades B for safety, #16 of 32 in Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 74 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Motte-Servolex good?
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns and #28 of 34 in Savoie. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Motte-Servolex expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Motte-Servolex grades D for cost of living.
About La Motte-Servolex
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Motte-Servolex is a commune of 12,067 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Chambéry. 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
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.
