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543 people live in this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Paul-sur-Isère has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 32% of its housing.
The one thing Saint-Paul-sur-Isère does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Paul-sur-Isère as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Villagerel, in Grand-Aigueblanche, 6.5 mi away.
17% 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-Paul-sur-Isère.
The median resident of Saint-Paul-sur-Isère is 44 years old. Children under 15 make up 17%, near both Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%).
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Paul-sur-Isère | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 7.0% are unemployed. Per resident in work, Saint-Paul-sur-Isère counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 250 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €28,720 a year per consumption unit, near Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Among the homes sold, 80% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Saint-Paul-sur-Isère.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Paul-sur-Isère. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Paul-sur-Isère 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-Paul-sur-Isère 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-Paul-sur-Isère | 543 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 4.8 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Albertville | 19,978 | 5.6 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Gilly-sur-Isère | 3,149 | 5.9 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Mercury | 3,495 | 6.9 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Grand-Aigueblanche | 3,780 | 7 | A− | C− | A | B− |
| Moûtiers | 3,487 | 9.1 | C | B | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Paul-sur-Isère is a commune of 543 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arlysère. 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 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.