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273 people call this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Jean-d'Arves is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 87% of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Jean-d'Arves does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-d'Arves as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, in Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire, 3.3 mi away.
21% 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-Jean-d'Arves.
Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. Graduates make up just over a third of adults. Also worth knowing: half of Saint-Jean-d'Arves is older than 48.2, half younger.
42% women, 58% men
About 72 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-d'Arves | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 150 residents in work, Saint-Jean-d'Arves has 100 jobs: 0.7 each. Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income is €28,240 a year for each consumption unit.
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.
At the median, a home went for €2,863/m², lower than Savoie’s towns (€3,542/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses accounted for 13% of sales, apartments for the rest. The market in Saint-Jean-d'Arves: 95 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €2,950/m² | 83 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Jean-d'Arves 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-Jean-d'Arves 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-Jean-d'Arves | 273 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 7,524 | 6.2 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans Isère | 2,617 | 15 | C− | C | C+ | D |
| Crêts en Belledonne Isère | 3,470 | 16 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Allevard Isère | 3,971 | 16 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 17 | C− | D− | D | B− |
| Froges Isère | 3,285 | 17 | — | C+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jean-d'Arves is a commune of 273 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Maurienne Arvan. 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 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.