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1,111 residents make their home in this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.4% unemployment. People here tend to be in good health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 46% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on walkability as well (D) — 17% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, 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 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Montcel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Montcel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montcel 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.
Montcel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montcel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien Hôtel Royal ou Palace Royal, in Aix-les-Bains, 4 mi away.
14% 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 Montcel.
The median disposable income was €31,450 a year per consumption unit, above Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. The jobless rate is 5.4%. Also worth knowing: 6.4% of Montcel’s working residents had no journey to work 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.
29 houses and apartments changed hands in Montcel from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €14.38/m² a month. Houses accounted for 76% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 45% have a degree. 19% are under 15, higher than both Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 15% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Montcel | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 63 deaths in Montcel from 2016 to 2025; there were 49, 22% fewer. 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. There are 2 general practitioners locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 5.2 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le RevardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 90%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Montcel. Best known first.
AttractionGorges du Sierroz4.9 km west, in Grésy-sur-AixFortFortChâteau de Grésy4 km west, in Grésy-sur-AixChâteauChâteauChâteau de Loche4.5 km northwest, in Grésy-sur-AixChâteauChâteauChâteau Brachet4.5 km west, in Grésy-sur-AixAttractionAttractionChâteau Larron3.8 km east, in Saint-OffengePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Montcel 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 Montcel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcel | 1,111 | — | — | D | — | A− |
| Grésy-sur-Aix | 4,740 | 2.6 | A− | D | A+ | A− |
| La Biolle | 2,948 | 3.8 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Aix-les-Bains | 32,406 | 4.2 | C− | D | C | B− |
| Entrelacs | 6,461 | 4.7 | B+ | D | A+ | B+ |
| Tresserve | 2,909 | 5.1 | B− | D | B− | A |
| Drumettaz-Clarafond | 3,012 | 5.1 | B− | D | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montcel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montcel is a commune of 1,111 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
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 October 30, 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.