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Home to 240 people, this town lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Montvernier: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 32% of its housing.
The one thing Montvernier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montvernier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour du Châtel, in La Tour-en-Maurienne, 1.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montvernier.
Children are 14% of the town. Degrees are held by 40% of adults, higher than both Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: half of Montvernier is older than 47.8, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Montvernier | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 5.6%. Half of residents lived on more than €28,480 a year per consumption unit, about level with Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 1.7% of working residents in Montvernier at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.5 mi away. The closest collège is 2.8 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de Saint-Étienne de CuinesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 83%−8 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.
4 houses and apartments changed hands in Montvernier from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.85/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montvernier 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 Montvernier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montvernier | 240 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 7,524 | 3.4 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 9.1 | C− | D− | D | B− |
| Allevard Isère | 3,971 | 14 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Moûtiers | 3,487 | 14 | C | B | D | D− |
| Valgelon-La Rochette | 4,207 | 14 | A | B | A | B− |
| Grand-Aigueblanche | 3,780 | 15 | A− | C− | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montvernier is a commune of 240 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Maurienne Arvan. 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 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.