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Population 471: a town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Plancherine out for now. 19% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Plancherine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Plancherine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Cléry, 1.9 mi away.
12% 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 Plancherine.
The 15-to-24 age group: 6.5%, below Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town. Plancherine has a median age of 46.3.
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Plancherine | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 50% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.8% of commuters got to work without a car. Plancherine holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. 8.2% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than Savoie’s towns (7.2%) yet lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
The bac pass rate near Plancherine is 81.0%, below Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joseph FontanetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 94%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel le Grand ArcNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 94 | 81%−7 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.
The market in Plancherine: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Plancherine. Best known first.
FortFort de Tamié900 m northwest, in MercuryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chevron1.8 km northeast, in MercuryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Tournon2.4 km south, in TournonFortFortFort de Villard3.4 km east, in AlbertvilleMuseumMuseumTremplin 92 (Maison des Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver)4.2 km east, in AlbertvillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Plancherine 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 Plancherine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plancherine | 471 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mercury | 3,495 | 1.5 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Gilly-sur-Isère | 3,149 | 1.7 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Albertville | 19,978 | 3.1 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Faverges-Seythenex Haute-Savoie | 7,545 | 5.8 | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Ugine | 7,154 | 7.8 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Doussard Haute-Savoie | 3,751 | 9.3 | A− | D | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Plancherine is a commune of 471 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
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.