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A town of 845 in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Les Déserts isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 68% of its housing. The median home sells for €4,040/m².
The 2 things Les Déserts does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Déserts as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abri sous roche, in Saint-Jean-d'Arvey, 2.2 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Déserts.
Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.8%, about level with Savoie’s towns (10%) and below compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Les Déserts are older than 46.3.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Les Déserts | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €28,720 a year per consumption unit, close to Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Les Déserts number 300, against 450 residents in work (0.7 per worker). No commute at all: 7.0% of working residents in the town at the census.
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.
A house in Les Déserts goes for €4,033/m², an apartment for €4,047/m². Among the homes sold, 50% were houses. The market in the town: 62 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,033/m² | 31 |
| Apartments | €4,047/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Les Déserts. Best known first.
Nothing in Les Déserts 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 Les Déserts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Déserts | 845 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Alban-Leysse | 6,734 | 4 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| Barby | 3,772 | 4.1 | B+ | D | B+ | B |
| Drumettaz-Clarafond | 3,012 | 4.5 | B− | D | A− | B− |
| Bassens | 5,175 | 4.7 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| La Ravoire | 9,332 | 5 | B | D | B− | A− |
| Barberaz | 5,306 | 5.4 | B− | D | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Les Déserts is a commune of 845 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
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.