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This town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 4,024.
A town of contrasts. Its weakest subject is safety (D) — an average of 10.3 recorded violent incidents and 24.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Housing is expensive (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at C+, #25 of 32 in Savoie. That leaves it better than 38% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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.
The 2 things Montmélian does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montmélian 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montmélian, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Montmélian before 1900, the earliest Amédée IV de Savoie, in 1197.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Montmélian. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montmélian.
The median disposable income was €23,260 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Montmélian: 2,850, for 1,750 residents in work (1.6 each). The unemployment rate comes to 10.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On the Safety Grade, Montmélian ranks 31st of the 32 compared towns in Savoie. Its tally for 2025: 127 recorded offenses. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For 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, 0.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #1 of 34 in Savoie. A collège lies 0.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 182 | 93%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €13.96/m² a month, between Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for just over one in ten sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 101 homes in Montmélian.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €2,320/m² | 89 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.7% of the total, higher than Savoie’s towns (5.9%) and near compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 475 deaths in Montmélian from 2016 to 2025; there were 617, 30% more. 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. 8 GPs practise in the town.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
A quarter of adults hold a degree, below Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Montmélian has a median age of 41.9. The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Montmélian | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
The list names few of Montmélian’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Pont Morens: Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 3.0
4 notable people were born in Montmélian.
Amédée IV de Savoie: Abate Ferrero di Lavriano, Public domain · Jean Minjoz: Anonymous Unknown author Keystone, Public domain · Béatrice Santais: Felix73, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmélian | 4,024 | — | C+ | C | D | C+ |
| Porte-de-Savoie | 3,974 | 2.6 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| Valgelon-La Rochette | 4,207 | 4.1 | A | B | A | B− |
| Chapareillan Isère | 3,065 | 4.2 | A | B− | A | C− |
| Challes-les-Eaux | 5,630 | 4.7 | B | D | B− | B |
| Pontcharra Isère | 7,350 | 5.2 | B+ | C+ | C | B |
| Saint-Baldoph | 2,949 | 5.5 | — | D | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 44 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #1 of 34 in Savoie. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Montmélian grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montmélian is a commune of 4,024 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Savoie. 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.