Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne’s best grade is for walkability — 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 27% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne earns a B−, better than 55% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #18 of 32 in Savoie. It also does well on safety: an average of 7.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,967/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Maurienne Arvan.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 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.
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 8 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 81% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1899.
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
More commuters in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 26.7%
For its 2,900 residents in work, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne has 5,400 jobs: 1.8 each. The median disposable income was €25,030 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Savoie’s towns (€28,360). A tenth of the labour force are out of work.
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot20%
Public transport6%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
5,400
jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 1.8 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
6 historic monuments, 4 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Per 10,000 residents, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne counts 8 protected monuments. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Notre-Dame. 3.6% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Savoie’s towns (5.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Brevet results near Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne run low: 82.0% passed, below Savoie’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is 92.1%, below Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). Results rank its schools #33 of 34 in Savoie. At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 87% of 109 candidates passed the bac pro.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne sits below 74% of compared French towns
119 offenses were reported in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne during 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (2025).
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage58
Other physical violence24
Family violence21
Sexual violence16
Armed robbery0
Fraud51
Theft without violence40
Drug use23
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.
7.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
119
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For burglary, 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, 4.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
An older town: 29% of people in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne are 65 or over, more than in both Savoie’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.8% of the town, about level with Savoie’s towns (10%) and below compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 14% of residents. Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree.
50median age
Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneSavoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne sees 94 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Savoie’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,112 residents of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne died, against 1,036 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more. At birth, a girl in Savoie can expect 86.6 years and a boy 81.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 10 GPs practise locally.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Jean de Maurienne
0.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saint Jean de Maurienne
86.6 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne’s grade for cost of living: a C+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is the second cheapest of the 37 towns in Savoie, at €1,967/m². Behind the median of €1,967/m²: 243 houses and apartments sold in the town between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €13.38/m² a month, between Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Apartments in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne sell for €1,924/m², houses for €2,363/m².
€1,967/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne€1,967/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Savoie median€3,542/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,363/m²
45
Apartments
€1,924/m²
198
€13.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.20 to €17.55/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur de Maurienne Arvan
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Jean-Baptiste Grange: Christian Jansky ( User:Tschaensky ), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-Noël Augert: Jmex (with Yeleen), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marion Pellissier: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henri Falcoz: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir notice détaillée), Public domain
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Is Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #11 of 32 in Savoie.
Are schools in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne good?
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns. 95% of 189 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Paul Héroult in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,967/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne grades C+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is a commune of 7,524 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
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.
