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With 463 residents, it is a town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 88% of homes.
The 2 things Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jacques d'Assyrie, in Hauteluce, 4.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe.
The share of residents under 15 is 11%. 27% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 33% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe counts 1 jobs (250 jobs, 250 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €29,330 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: a tenth of the town’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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.52/m² a month, near Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 134 homes in Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe. Among the homes sold, 13% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €4,714/m² | 117 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe is a commune of 463 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arlysère. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe | 463 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Megève Haute-Savoie | 2,893 | 5.2 | B− | D− | C | B+ |
| Ugine | 7,154 | 6.7 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Haute-Savoie | 5,755 | 10 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Sallanches Haute-Savoie | 17,319 | 10 | B+ | D | B− | C+ |
| Thônes Haute-Savoie | 6,654 | 11 | A | D | A+ | B+ |
| Passy Haute-Savoie | 10,856 | 12 | B− | D | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.