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1,186 people live in this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Where it does best is jobs & income — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment. It is strong on walkability as well — 6% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its lowest grade is for health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,988/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Canton de La Chambre. School results trail most towns: brevet results 8 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines 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 Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines 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-Étienne-de-Cuines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines 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, 4.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines 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 Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Savoie live to 86.6 on average and men to 81.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 119 deaths in Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines from 2016 to 2025; there were 148, 25% more. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines have one GP on hand.
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 care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 5.7 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
Of those in the labour force, 6.7% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €26,990 a year per consumption unit, lower than Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and near compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 4.6% of working residents in Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town. Degrees are held by 23% of adults, below Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Half of Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines is older than 48.6, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €12.62/m² a month, below Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 34 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,988/m². The sales split: 82% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines is a commune of 1,186 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
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-Étienne-de-Cuines | 1,186 | — | — | B | — | D− |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 7,524 | 5.6 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 11 | C− | D− | D | B− |
| Allevard Isère | 3,971 | 11 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Valgelon-La Rochette | 4,207 | 12 | A | B | A | B− |
| Crêts en Belledonne Isère | 3,470 | 12 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Pontcharra Isère | 7,350 | 15 | B+ | C+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 12.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,988/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines grades B 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 9, 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.