Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
371 people call this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Rotherens is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. It skews young: only 14% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Rotherens does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rotherens 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, 6.5 mi away.
13% 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 Rotherens.
Children are nearly a fifth of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, above Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half of Rotherens is older than 42.4, half younger.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Rotherens | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
150 jobs are based in Rotherens, for 200 working residents (0.8 per worker). The median disposable income was €27,780 a year per consumption unit, near Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 7.4%.
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 collège, the closest is 1.4 mi away.
| 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Rotherens.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Rotherens. Best known first.
Nothing in Rotherens 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 Rotherens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotherens | 371 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valgelon-La Rochette | 4,207 | 1.2 | A | B | A | B− |
| Montmélian | 4,024 | 4.4 | C+ | C | D | C+ |
| Allevard Isère | 3,971 | 6 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Pontcharra Isère | 7,350 | 6.3 | B+ | C+ | C | B |
| Porte-de-Savoie | 3,974 | 6.7 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny | 4,217 | 6.7 | A− | C+ | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rotherens is a commune of 371 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 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.