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A town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 155 people.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Franc out for now. 16% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Franc does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Franc as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de Vaulserre, in Saint-Albin-de-Vaulserre, 2.6 mi away.
38% 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 Saint-Franc.
Degrees are held by 44% of adults, above both Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Saint-Franc split evenly at 45.5: half are older, half younger. 21% of residents have reached 65.
45% women, 55% men
About 82 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Franc | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Saint-Franc has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 8.0% of working residents in Saint-Franc didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €10.34/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Saint-Franc.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Franc 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-Franc 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-Franc | 155 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin Isère | 3,602 | 4.8 | C+ | B+ | D | B+ |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Pont Isère | 4,490 | 6.5 | B | B | B | D |
| Les Abrets en Dauphiné Isère | 6,850 | 8.5 | B | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages | 3,095 | 8.9 | A− | C | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Crossey Isère | 2,619 | 9 | — | C | — | A− |
| Cognin | 6,954 | 9 | C | D | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Franc is a commune of 155 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Chartreuse. 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.