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A town of 2,949 in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Health is another plus (B+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Homes change hands at a median €3,620/m².
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Baldoph has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Baldoph does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Baldoph 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.
Saint-Baldoph has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Baldoph as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison des Charmettes, in Chambéry, 1.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Baldoph. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry4.7 km northwest, in Chambéry
MuseumLes Charmettes2.9 km northwest, in Chambéry
ChâteauChâteau des Comtes de Challes3.7 km northeast, in Challes-les-Eaux
MuseumMuséum d'histoire naturelle de Chambéry4.5 km northwest, in ChambéryAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie4.5 km northwest, in ChambéryPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Baldoph.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.97/m² a month, near Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Apartments in Saint-Baldoph sell for €2,989/m², houses for €3,949/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €12.27/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,949/m² | 51 |
| Apartments | €2,989/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
7.2% of the labour force are out of work. No commute at all: 3.2% of working residents in Saint-Baldoph at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 10 general practitioners in Saint-Baldoph. In Savoie, women can expect to live 86.6 years and men 81.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 372 residents of Saint-Baldoph died, against 352 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Typical age in Saint-Baldoph: 49.2, the median.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Baldoph | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.4 mi away. Its schools’ results rank #12 of 34 in Savoie.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Notre-Dame de la Villette PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 99%+3 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique du GranierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 405 | 96%−2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Sainte-Geneviève - Assomption Chambéry PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 81 | 96%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In 2025, 25 offenses were recorded in Saint-Baldoph. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2 cases of violence against people and 9.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). The commonest graded crime in the town 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, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 29.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Saint-Baldoph 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-Baldoph 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-Baldoph | 2,949 | — | — | D | — | B+ |
| Challes-les-Eaux | 5,630 | 1.9 | B | D | B− | B |
| La Ravoire | 9,332 | 2.1 | B | D | B− | A− |
| Barberaz | 5,306 | 2.1 | B− | D | C+ | A− |
| Jacob-Bellecombette | 4,499 | 2.4 | B− | D | A+ | C+ |
| Barby | 3,772 | 3 | B+ | D | B+ | B |
| Bassens | 5,175 | 3.1 | B− | D | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Baldoph has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #12 of 34 in Savoie. 96% of 405 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique du Granier 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 Saint-Baldoph grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Baldoph is a commune of 2,949 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Chambéry. 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) · 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.