Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 925: a town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Saint-Avre: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Avre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour du Châtel, in La Tour-en-Maurienne, 4.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Avre.
Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. The 15-to-24 age group: 9%, below both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Avre | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €29,040 a year per consumption unit, about level with Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Saint-Avre: 200, for 450 residents in work (0.5 each). Of those in the labour force, 7.4% are unemployed.
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.
A collège lies 1.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de Saint-Étienne de CuinesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 70 | 83%−8 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.
Among the homes sold, 79% were houses. 24 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Avre from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Avre 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 Saint-Avre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Avre | 925 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 7,524 | 5.9 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 10 | C− | D− | D | B− |
| Allevard Isère | 3,971 | 12 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Valgelon-La Rochette | 4,207 | 12 | A | B | A | B− |
| Crêts en Belledonne Isère | 3,470 | 13 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Moûtiers | 3,487 | 14 | C | B | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Avre is a commune of 925 people in the Communauté de communes du Canton de La Chambre. 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.