Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 9,332 people, lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Walkability is its strong suit (A): 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, La Ravoire earns a B, which places it #15 of 32 in Savoie. On that grade it does better than just over three fifths of compared French towns. Health is a strength too (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Ravoire 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The one thing La Ravoire does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Ravoire as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison des Charmettes, in Chambéry, 1.7 mi away.
2.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Ravoire 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 Ravoire.
4,500 jobs are based in La Ravoire, for 4,250 working residents (1.1 per worker). 21.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,930 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.
Houses sell for €3,976/m² in La Ravoire, apartments for €3,176/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €15.15/m² a month, near Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €12.27/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,976/m² | 71 |
| Apartments | €3,176/m² | 237 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
610 deaths in La Ravoire between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 799: 24% below. Women in Savoie live to 86.6 on average and men to 81.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Savoie town has 8 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #17 of 34 in Savoie. Near La Ravoire, 94.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Edmond RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 64 | 92%−5 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique du GranierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 405 | 96%−2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Sainte-Geneviève - Assomption Chambéry PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 81 | 96%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Typical age in La Ravoire: 42.5, the median. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, near both Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%).
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| La Ravoire | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
The 2025 count: 175 offenses in La Ravoire. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.1 violent offenses and 15.2 graded property crimes a year. In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near La Ravoire. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry3.4 km west, in Chambéry
MuseumLes Charmettes2.7 km west, in Chambéry
ChâteauChâteau de Caramagne4.7 km northwest, in ChambéryAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales3.1 km west, in ChambéryAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie3.5 km west, in ChambéryPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Ravoire yet.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Ravoire is a commune of 9,332 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
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 Ravoire | 9,332 | — | B | D | B− | A− |
| Barberaz | 5,306 | 0.9 | B− | D | C+ | A− |
| Barby | 3,772 | 1.1 | B+ | D | B+ | B |
| Saint-Alban-Leysse | 6,734 | 1.3 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| Challes-les-Eaux | 5,630 | 1.4 | B | D | B− | B |
| Bassens | 5,175 | 1.5 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Saint-Baldoph | 2,949 | 2.1 | — | D | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #21 of 32 in Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 42 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #17 of 34 in Savoie. 96% of 405 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique du Granier in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Ravoire grades D for cost of living.
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 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.