Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
959 residents make their home in this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Verrens-Arvey is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Verrens-Arvey 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.
15% 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 Verrens-Arvey.
Under-15s account for 19% of the population. 38% of adults hold a degree, about level with Savoie’s towns (37%) and above compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Verrens-Arvey | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Verrens-Arvey number 100, against 450 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 3.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €30,720 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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Verrens-Arvey, 81.0% passed the bac, below Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.8 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.7 mi away.
| 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.
House rents are put at about €14.35/m² a month. The market in Verrens-Arvey: 28 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Verrens-Arvey. Best known first.
FortFort de Tamié1.8 km north, in MercuryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Tournon1.4 km south, in TournonFortFortFort de Villard4.1 km northeast, in AlbertvilleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère5 km south, in Sainte-Hélène-sur-IsèreFortFortTour Gaillarde1.3 km north, in PlancherinePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Verrens-Arvey 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 Verrens-Arvey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verrens-Arvey | 959 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gilly-sur-Isère | 3,149 | 1.9 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Mercury | 3,495 | 2 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Albertville | 19,978 | 3.4 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Faverges-Seythenex Haute-Savoie | 7,545 | 6.4 | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Ugine | 7,154 | 8.4 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Doussard Haute-Savoie | 3,751 | 9.7 | A− | D | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Verrens-Arvey is a commune of 959 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 8, 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.