Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 775 people live in this town, in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Saint-Ours: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
The one thing Saint-Ours does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Ours as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Site archéologique de Grésine-est immergé dans le lac du Bourget, in Brison-Saint-Innocent, 4.7 mi away.
16% 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-Ours.
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, lower than both Savoie’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are a fifth of the town. The age that splits Saint-Ours in two is 41.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Ours | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.1% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 49% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 4.3%, lower than both Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 6.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Saint-Ours: 50, for 400 residents in work (0.2 each).
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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 125 | 88%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saint-Ours recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 58% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Ours. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Ours 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-Ours 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-Ours | 775 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Biolle | 2,948 | 2.8 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Entrelacs | 6,461 | 2.9 | B+ | D | A+ | B+ |
| Grésy-sur-Aix | 4,740 | 3.4 | A− | D | A+ | A− |
| Alby-sur-Chéran Haute-Savoie | 2,664 | 4.6 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Aix-les-Bains | 32,406 | 5.5 | C− | D | C | B− |
| Tresserve | 2,909 | 6.5 | B− | D | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Ours is a commune of 775 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Lac. 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.