Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 778 residents, it is a town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Laissaud isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
The one thing Laissaud does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Laissaud as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bayard (ruines), in Pontcharra, 1.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laissaud.
36% of adults hold a degree, near Savoie’s towns (37%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.9% of residents. The age that splits Laissaud in two is 40.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Laissaud | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €29,040 a year per consumption unit, near Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Laissaud counts 0.3 jobs (150 jobs, 400 workers). The jobless rate is 6.2%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 1.8 mi off. At the general lycée, 99% of 331 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel ChèneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 145 | 94%−2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Pierre du TerrailNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 331 | 99%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 89% houses, the rest apartments. Sales in Laissaud from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Laissaud. Best known first.
Nothing in Laissaud 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 Laissaud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laissaud | 778 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pontcharra Isère | 7,350 | 1.5 | B+ | C+ | C | B |
| Chapareillan Isère | 3,065 | 3 | A | B− | A | C− |
| Valgelon-La Rochette | 4,207 | 3.8 | A | B | A | B− |
| Montmélian | 4,024 | 3.9 | C+ | C | D | C+ |
| Porte-de-Savoie | 3,974 | 3.9 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| Allevard Isère | 3,971 | 4 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Laissaud is a commune of 778 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Savoie. 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.