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Home to 941 people, this town lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Salins-Fontaine: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 16% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Salins-Fontaine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Salins-Fontaine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont de l'Isère dit Le Vieux-Pont, in Moûtiers, 1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Salins-Fontaine.
The 15-to-24 age group: 7.4%, below both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 32% of residents. 30% of adults hold a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Salins-Fontaine | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €29,950 a year per consumption unit, above Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Per resident in work, Salins-Fontaine counts 0.7 jobs (350 jobs, 450 workers). No commute at all: 4.5% of working residents locally at the census.
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.
Near Salins-Fontaine, 99.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 0.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 169 | 86%−7 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Ambroise CroizatNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 189 | 100%+2 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.
The estimated advertised rent is €12.62/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and below Savoie’s towns (€14.73/m²). Of the homes sold, 43% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 42 homes in Salins-Fontaine.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Salins-Fontaine. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Moûtiers1.6 km north, in MoûtiersFortFortManoir d'Aigueblanche3.8 km northwest, in Grand-AigueblancheFortFortMaison forte de Bellecombe4.5 km northwest, in Grand-AigueblancheMuseumMuseumMusée d'Histoire et d'Archéologie1.6 km north, in MoûtiersMuseumMuseumMusée des Allues4.8 km southeast, in Les AlluesAttractionAttractionSalines Royales1.9 km north, in MoûtiersPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Salins-Fontaine 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 Salins-Fontaine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salins-Fontaine | 941 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moûtiers | 3,487 | 1 | C | B | D | D− |
| Grand-Aigueblanche | 3,780 | 2.8 | A− | C− | A | B− |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 5.1 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 6.5 | C− | D− | D | B− |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 4,385 | 7.6 | A | C− | A+ | B− |
| La Plagne Tarentaise | 3,836 | 9.7 | B+ | D | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Salins-Fontaine is a commune of 941 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Tarentaise. 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.