Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 790.
At under 1,000 residents, Villargondran is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villargondran as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Cathédrale Saint-Jean, in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 1.9 mi away.
2.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Villargondran. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villargondran.
Among adults, 22% have a degree. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Villargondran | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €28,600 a year per consumption unit, close to Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Villargondran: 100, for 350 residents in work (0.3 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.7% of commuters travelled 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.
A collège lies 1.8 mi away. At the general lycée, 95% of 189 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège MaurienneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 142 | 82%−8 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Paul HéroultNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 189 | 95%−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.
A house rents for an estimated €10.85/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 18 homes in Villargondran. Houses accounted for 67% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villargondran 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 Villargondran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villargondran | 790 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 7,524 | 1.7 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Les Belleville | 3,498 | 10 | C− | D− | D | B− |
| Modane | 2,849 | 15 | — | B− | — | A |
| Moûtiers | 3,487 | 17 | C | B | D | D− |
| Allevard Isère | 3,971 | 17 | A+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Crêts en Belledonne Isère | 3,470 | 18 | — | B+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villargondran is a commune of 790 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Maurienne Arvan. 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.