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Home to 569 people, this town lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Tournon falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Tournon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Cléry, 1.3 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 Tournon.
30% of adults hold a degree. Tournon has a median age of 48.6 years. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with both Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%).
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Tournon | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Tournon counts 2.5 jobs (600 jobs, 250 workers). Unemployment runs at 6.3%. Half of residents lived on more than €29,230 a year per consumption unit, about level with Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
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 closest lycée for the general bac is 4 mi off. The nearest collège is 0.8 mi away. Near Tournon, 87.8% of collège pupils passed the brevet, about level with both Savoie’s towns (88.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joseph FontanetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 94%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel le Grand ArcNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 94 | 81%−7 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.
Sales in Tournon from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Tournon. Best known first.
FortFort de Tamié3.4 km north, in MercuryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chevron3.9 km north, in MercuryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère3.4 km south, in Sainte-Hélène-sur-IsèreFortFortFort de Villard4.5 km northeast, in AlbertvilleFortFortTour Gaillarde2.8 km north, in PlancherinePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Tournon 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 Tournon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournon | 569 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gilly-sur-Isère | 3,149 | 2 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Mercury | 3,495 | 2.6 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Albertville | 19,978 | 3.6 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Faverges-Seythenex Haute-Savoie | 7,545 | 7.4 | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Ugine | 7,154 | 9.1 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny | 4,217 | 9.5 | A− | C+ | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Tournon is a commune of 569 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 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.