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1,721 residents make their home in this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
People here tend to be in good health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 44% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong: 0.1 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. The weak point is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Jean-d'Arvey 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.
The one thing Saint-Jean-d'Arvey does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Jean-d'Arvey 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-Jean-d'Arvey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Jean-d'Arvey: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1974.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Jean-d'Arvey. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau des Comtes de Challes3.8 km south, in Challes-les-EauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Salinsin townAttractionAttractionRésurgence de la Doriain townChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Bâtie1.2 km southwest, in BarbyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Monterminod2.3 km west, in Saint-Alban-LeyssePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-d'Arvey.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Savoie is 86.6 years for women and 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 82 deaths in Saint-Jean-d'Arvey between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 146: 44% below. 2 GPs practise locally.
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 adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €12.66/m² a month, below Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €14.97/m² a month. Houses were 72% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,094/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Jean-d'Arvey is Abri sous roche.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 12.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 5.3%.
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.
Near Saint-Jean-d'Arvey, 92.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.6 mi away. At the general lycée, 96% of 405 candidates passed the bac, 2 points below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège J. et X. de MaistreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 117 | 93%±0 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique du GranierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 405 | 96%−2 pts |
| Collège Jean MermozBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 114 | 96%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. 7.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Saint-Jean-d'Arvey in two is 44.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-d'Arvey | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 56% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Jean-d'Arvey has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-d'Arvey 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'Arvey | 1,721 | — | — | C | — | A+ |
| Barby | 3,772 | 1.3 | B+ | D | B+ | B |
| Saint-Alban-Leysse | 6,734 | 1.8 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| La Ravoire | 9,332 | 2.4 | B | D | B− | A− |
| Bassens | 5,175 | 2.7 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Challes-les-Eaux | 5,630 | 2.8 | B | D | B− | B |
| Barberaz | 5,306 | 3 | B− | D | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Jean-d'Arvey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jean-d'Arvey grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jean-d'Arvey is a commune of 1,721 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 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.