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855 residents make their home in this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Bayard (ruines), in Pontcharra, 4.3 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac.
17% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,630 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 6.5%, below both Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac holds 1,400 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 3.6 jobs 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.
General-bac pupils go 3.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 1.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 182 | 93%±0 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.
Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac recorded 21 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac 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 Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac | 855 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montmélian | 4,024 | 1.5 | C+ | C | D | C+ |
| Porte-de-Savoie | 3,974 | 2.8 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| Valgelon-La Rochette | 4,207 | 3.3 | A | B | A | B− |
| Chapareillan Isère | 3,065 | 3.5 | A | B− | A | C− |
| Pontcharra Isère | 7,350 | 3.8 | B+ | C+ | C | B |
| Challes-les-Eaux | 5,630 | 5.8 | B | D | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac is a commune of 855 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Savoie. 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.