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A town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 424 people.
Presle is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Presle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Presle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bayard (ruines), in Pontcharra, 6.2 mi away.
23% 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 Presle.
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults. Line up the people of Presle by age and the one in the middle is 51.3.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Presle | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.8% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 2.3% of working residents in Presle went to work by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €27,110 a year per consumption unit, lower than Savoie’s towns (€28,360) yet higher than 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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Val GelonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 124 | 88%−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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Presle.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Presle. Best known first.
Nothing in Presle 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 Presle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presle | 424 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valgelon-La Rochette | 4,207 | 1.2 | A | B | A | B− |
| Allevard Isère | 3,971 | 5.1 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Montmélian | 4,024 | 5.3 | C+ | C | D | C+ |
| Pontcharra Isère | 7,350 | 6 | B+ | C+ | C | B |
| Porte-de-Savoie | 3,974 | 7.3 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| Crêts en Belledonne Isère | 3,470 | 7.5 | — | B+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Presle is a commune of 424 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) · 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.