Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,071 people call this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Where it does best is health (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on jobs & income as well — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 5.2% unemployment. Homes are dear (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 2.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Pugny-Chatenod has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Pugny-Chatenod with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Pugny-Chatenod has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 3 things Pugny-Chatenod does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pugny-Chatenod as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien Hôtel Royal ou Palace Royal, in Aix-les-Bains, 1.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Pugny-Chatenod 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 Pugny-Chatenod.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Savoie is 86.6 years for women and 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 60 deaths in Pugny-Chatenod between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 90: 33% below. The nearest emergency department to Pugny-Chatenod is Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Aix Grand Port, 2.1 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €15.80/m² a month, above Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses accounted for 82% of sales, apartments for the rest. A house rents for an estimated €14.97/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,999/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
5.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 7.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 49 candidates. A collège lies 1.7 mi away. The bac pass rate near Pugny-Chatenod is 94.3%, near Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean Jacques PerretNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 134 | 96%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent MarliozNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 302 | 96%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.7%. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, above both Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of Pugny-Chatenod is older than 50.7, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Pugny-Chatenod | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 15% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 61% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Graded property crimes ran at 9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 5.8 (2023–2025 average). 8 offenses were reported in Pugny-Chatenod during 2025. Also worth knowing: the graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 72.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Other places to visit, heritage and gardens in and near Pugny-Chatenod. Best known first.
AttractionCasino Grand Cercle3 km west, in Aix-les-Bains
AttractionGorges du Sierroz3.6 km northwest, in Grésy-sur-Aix
GardenJardin Vagabond4.9 km west, in Aix-les-BainsAttractionAttractionHôtel Royal2.5 km west, in Aix-les-BainsAttractionAttractionHôtel Splendide2.6 km west, in Aix-les-BainsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pugny-Chatenod yet.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pugny-Chatenod is a commune of 1,071 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Lac. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pugny-Chatenod | 1,071 | — | — | D | — | A |
| Aix-les-Bains | 32,406 | 2 | C− | D | C | B− |
| Grésy-sur-Aix | 4,740 | 2.1 | A− | D | A+ | A− |
| Drumettaz-Clarafond | 3,012 | 2.6 | B− | D | A− | B− |
| Tresserve | 2,909 | 2.7 | B− | D | B− | A |
| La Biolle | 2,948 | 4.6 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Le Bourget-du-Lac | 5,216 | 5.8 | A− | D | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Pugny-Chatenod has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade C−, better than 25% of compared French towns. 96% of 302 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Marlioz in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pugny-Chatenod grades D for cost of living.
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 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.