Much to like here, and you pay for it. Jobs and pay hold up well: 2.2 jobs per working resident; 10.7% unemployment. Le Bourget-du-Lac grades A− overall, better than four fifths of compared French towns, and ranks #6 of 32 in Savoie. People here tend to be in good health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, 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 Le Bourget-du-Lac 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.
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Château de Thomas de Savoie (ruines) · Classé · Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Bourget-du-Lac’s story
Le Bourget-du-Lac in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Le Bourget-du-Lac: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1900.
4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Bourget-du-Lac.
HousingCost of living D
Buying in Le Bourget-du-Lac costs more than in both Savoie’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €4,277/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Le Bourget-du-Lac: €4,336/m² for houses, €4,264/m² for apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €16.65/m² a month, above both Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales here from July 2023 to June 2026: 154 houses and apartments.
€4,277/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Bourget-du-Lac€4,277/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Savoie median€3,542/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,336/m²
40
Apartments
€4,264/m²
114
€16.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.09 to €21.16/m² a month)
10.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,670
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Lac
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Le Bourget-du-Lac sees fewer deaths than Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 74 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 356 deaths in Le Bourget-du-Lac from 2016 to 2025; there were 264, 26% fewer. At birth, a girl in Savoie can expect 86.6 years and a boy 81.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: there are 7 general practitioners here.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Le Bourget-du-Lac · 5.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Aix Grand Port
6.4 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
Incomes in Le Bourget-du-Lac run higher than in both Savoie’s towns and compared French towns: a median €31,220 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 10.7%, higher than both Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Just over a fifth of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Bicycle8%
Public transport7%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,850
jobs based in Le Bourget-du-Lac, 2.2 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Le Bourget-du-Lac has less crime per resident than 65% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 96 offenses in Le Bourget-du-Lac in 2025. This Savoie town has 4,850 jobs for 2,250 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.5 cases of violence against people and 13.8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
4.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage37
Family violence19
Theft from vehicles16
Burglary12
Other physical violence6
Vehicle theft6
Theft without violence47
Fraud27
Drug use15
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.
4.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
96
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.9%
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 sexual violence and 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, 2.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. 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.
Who lives here
A young town: 26% of people in Le Bourget-du-Lac are 15 to 24, more than in both Savoie’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, below Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. One measure of family life: 11% of residents are under 15. Among adults, 49% have a degree.
36.5median age
Le Bourget-du-LacSavoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma8%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education49%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
4 historic monuments, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
4.2% of homes were built before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Le Bourget-du-Lac is Église Saint-Laurent. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Le Bourget-du-Lac: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ancien prieuré: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine de la Serraz: Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Thomas de Savoie (ruines): Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Le Bourget-du-Lac
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Bourget-du-Lac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Bourget-du-Lac
Is Le Bourget-du-Lac safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #15 of 32 in Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 37 acts of criminal damage.
Is Le Bourget-du-Lac expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Bourget-du-Lac grades D for cost of living.
About Le Bourget-du-Lac
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Bourget-du-Lac is a commune of 5,216 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Lac. 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.
