Modane has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 25% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Modane 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Modane.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Modane is easier to get around on foot than 95% of compared French towns
The median disposable income is €25,010 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 24.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Modane holds 1,950 jobs; 1,100 of its residents are in work, so 1.7 jobs each. Unemployment runs at 6.0%.
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot19%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,950
jobs based in Modane, 1.7 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Modane sees fewer deaths than Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 67 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
402 deaths in Modane between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 440: 9% below. Life expectancy at birth in Savoie is 86.6 years for women and 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Modane can choose among 4 GPs.
−33%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted67
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Modane · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne Smur Modane
16.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saint Jean de Maurienne
86.6 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Older residents shape Modane: 32% are 65 or over, above Savoie’s towns and compared French towns
13% are under 15, lower than both Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Half of Modane is older than 52.2, half younger.
52.2median age
ModaneSavoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Modane than in Savoie’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.65/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 6.1 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Haute Maurienne Vanoise. Homes sold for a median €2,350/m², lower than Savoie’s towns (€3,542/m²) and near compared French towns (€2,430/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 286 homes were sold in Modane.
€2,350/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Modane€2,350/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Savoie median€3,542/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€2,319/m²
264
€11.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.33 to €16.30/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Haute Maurienne Vanoise
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Modane
Is Modane safe?
Modane has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Modane good?
They grade B, better than 65% of compared French towns and #3 of 34 in Savoie. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Modane expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Modane grades B− for cost of living.
About Modane
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Modane is a commune of 2,849 people in the Communauté de communes Haute Maurienne Vanoise. 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.
