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The town, home to 1,999 people, lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Its lowest grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median price paid is €3,954/m².
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré 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 2 things Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré 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-Jeoire-Prieuré has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1952.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau des Comtes de Challes2.5 km north, in Challes-les-EauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Triviers1.5 km north, in Challes-les-EauxFortFortChâteau des Marches4 km south, in Porte-de-SavoieChâteauChâteauChâteau des Charmilles4.2 km northwest, in La RavoireChâteauChâteauChâteau de Carron4.8 km southeast, in Porte-de-SavoiePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.90/m² a month, below Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²) but above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €12.27/m² a month. Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré recorded 80 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €3,939/m² | 54 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
16% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.6% of the town, lower than both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 19% of residents are under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
93 deaths in Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 115: 19% below. Women in Savoie live to 86.6 on average and men to 81.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré is Hopital Prive Medipole de Savoie, 1.4 mi away.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Half of residents lived on more than €31,040 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly one in ten commuters at the census. At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century. 5.6% of its homes were built before 1919, below Savoie’s towns (5.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 145 candidates at 2 lycées. The bac pass rate near Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré is 92.4%, below Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Edmond RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 64 | 92%−5 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique du GranierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 405 | 96%−2 pts |
| Collège privé Notre-Dame de la Villette PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 112 | 99%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 22 offenses in Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré in 2025. Violence against people ran at 2.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 8 (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes in the town, burglary came up most often (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 51.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église du Prieuré: Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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-Jeoire-Prieuré | 1,999 | — | — | D | — | B+ |
| Challes-les-Eaux | 5,630 | 1.1 | B | D | B− | B |
| Saint-Baldoph | 2,949 | 1.9 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Porte-de-Savoie | 3,974 | 2.4 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| La Ravoire | 9,332 | 2.4 | B | D | B− | A− |
| Barby | 3,772 | 2.8 | B+ | D | B+ | B |
| Barberaz | 5,306 | 3.1 | B− | D | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns. 96% of 405 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique du Granier in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré is a commune of 1,999 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.