Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
593 residents make their home in this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Valmeinier out for now. Second homes make up 88% of its housing. The median price paid is €3,795/m². 14% of residents are 15 to 24.
The 3 things Valmeinier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Valmeinier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pierre à cupules, in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, 3.6 mi away.
1.7% 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 Valmeinier.
Just over two in five adults hold a degree, higher than both Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 14% of the town. The middle age in Valmeinier is 36.5.
43% women, 57% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Valmeinier | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 34% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Valmeinier number 600, against 400 residents in work (1.5 per worker). Unemployment runs at 1.9%. The median disposable income was €28,210 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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Valmeinier, 98.0% passed the bac, above Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul MouginNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 45 | 82%−5 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Général FerriéNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 56 | 98%+6 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.
208 houses and apartments changed hands in Valmeinier from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 8% of sales, apartments for the rest. House rents are put at about €9.51/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €3,750/m² | 191 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Valmeinier. Best known first.
Nothing in Valmeinier 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 Valmeinier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valmeinier | 593 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 7,524 | 9 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Modane | 2,849 | 9.2 | — | B− | — | A |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 13 | C− | D− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Valmeinier is a commune of 593 people in the Communauté de communes Maurienne Galibier. 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 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.