Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 442 in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Planay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Planay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Planay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chalet de Charlotte Perriand, in Les Allues, 6.2 mi away.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2000.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Planay.
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 27% have a degree. Line up the people of Planay by age and the one in the middle is 44.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Planay | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Planay has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 10.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €26,230 a year per consumption unit, below Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
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 8.1 mi away. The closest collège is 1.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le BonrieuNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 69 | 96%+3 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.
Houses accounted for 76% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in Planay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Planay. Best known first.
Nothing in Planay 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 Planay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planay | 442 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Plagne Tarentaise | 3,836 | 8 | B+ | D | B | B+ |
| Moûtiers | 3,487 | 8 | C | B | D | D− |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 4,385 | 8.1 | A | C− | A+ | B− |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 9.4 | C− | D− | D | B− |
| Grand-Aigueblanche | 3,780 | 10 | A− | C− | A | B− |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 12 | — | C+ | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Planay is a commune of 442 people in the Communauté de communes Val 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
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.