Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 606 in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Venthon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Venthon 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, 6.4 mi away.
12% 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 Venthon. Best known first.
MuseumMaison Rouge de Conflans2.2 km southwest, in Albertville
MuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire de Conflans2.2 km southwest, in Albertville
Monastery or conventMonastère Saint-Joseph de Conflans2.2 km southwest, in AlbertvilleChâteauChâteauFort du Mont1.7 km southeast, in AlbertvilleMonastery or conventMonastery or conventClos des capucins1.9 km southwest, in AlbertvillePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Venthon.
The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents. A third of adults hold a degree, lower than Savoie’s towns (37%) yet higher than compared French towns (30%). Ages in Venthon split evenly at 45.5: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Venthon | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 300 residents in work, Venthon has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. The jobless rate is 6.1%. Also worth knowing: households’ median disposable income: €27,830 a year per consumption unit.
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 nearest collège is 1.2 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Venthon, 92.8% passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Savoie’s towns (94.3%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 75 | 97%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 73 | 96%+1 pt |
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 market in Venthon: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 91% houses, the rest apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €14.35/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Venthon 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 Venthon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venthon | 606 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albertville | 19,978 | 1.8 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Mercury | 3,495 | 3.2 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Gilly-sur-Isère | 3,149 | 3.4 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Ugine | 7,154 | 4.6 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Faverges-Seythenex Haute-Savoie | 7,545 | 7 | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 11 | — | C+ | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Venthon is a commune of 606 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 October 30, 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.