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With 724 residents, it is a town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Les Avanchers-Valmorel out for now. 88% of homes here are second homes. Homes change hands at a median €4,881/m².
The 2 things Les Avanchers-Valmorel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Avanchers-Valmorel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Doucy, in La Léchère, 1.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Les Avanchers-Valmorel 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 Les Avanchers-Valmorel.
20% of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.9% of residents, below both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Les Avanchers-Valmorel | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €28,390 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Les Avanchers-Valmorel number 650, against 400 residents in work (1.6 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 24.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
206 houses and apartments changed hands in Les Avanchers-Valmorel from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €11.35/m² a month. Houses were 8% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €4,885/m² | 189 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Les Avanchers-Valmorel. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Avanchers-Valmorel yet.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Les Avanchers-Valmorel is a commune of 724 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées d'Aigueblanche. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Avanchers-Valmorel | 724 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grand-Aigueblanche | 3,780 | 3.1 | A− | C− | A | B− |
| Moûtiers | 3,487 | 3.7 | C | B | D | D− |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 4 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 7.6 | C− | D− | D | B− |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 4,385 | 10 | A | C− | A+ | B− |
| La Plagne Tarentaise | 3,836 | 12 | B+ | D | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 8, 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.