Press kit · department 73

Savoie.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Entrelacs	Small cities	6,465	1 / 13	88 / 1747
Saint-Alban-Leysse	Small cities	6,589	2 / 13	172 / 1747
Challes-les-Eaux	Small cities	5,626	3 / 13	308 / 1747
Bourget-du-Lac	Small cities	5,077	4 / 13	319 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Small cities	7,524	5 / 13	352 / 1747
Ugine	Small cities	7,162	6 / 13	407 / 1747
Motte-Servolex	Small cities	12,167	7 / 13	589 / 1747
Ravoire	Small cities	9,154	8 / 13	649 / 1747
Barberaz	Small cities	5,246	9 / 13	660 / 1747
Bassens	Small cities	5,118	10 / 13	882 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Chambéry	Mid-size cities	60,251	2 / 2	371 / 470
Albertville	Small cities	19,706	13 / 13	1150 / 1747
Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Small cities	7,228	12 / 13	1141 / 1747
Aix-les-Bains	Mid-size cities	32,175	1 / 2	268 / 470
Cognin	Small cities	6,729	11 / 13	916 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Bourget-du-Lac	Small cities	5,077	1 / 13	434 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Small cities	7,524	2 / 13	581 / 1747
Chambéry	Mid-size cities	60,251	1 / 2	239 / 470
Motte-Servolex	Small cities	12,167	3 / 13	962 / 1747
Cognin	Small cities	6,729	4 / 13	1022 / 1747
Albertville	Small cities	19,706	5 / 13	1030 / 1747
Saint-Alban-Leysse	Small cities	6,589	6 / 13	1196 / 1747
Aix-les-Bains	Mid-size cities	32,175	2 / 2	331 / 470
Barberaz	Small cities	5,246	7 / 13	1417 / 1747
Ravoire	Small cities	9,154	8 / 13	1511 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Small cities	7,228	13 / 13	1681 / 1747
Ugine	Small cities	7,162	12 / 13	1657 / 1747
Entrelacs	Small cities	6,465	11 / 13	1620 / 1747
Bassens	Small cities	5,118	10 / 13	1575 / 1747
Challes-les-Eaux	Small cities	5,626	9 / 13	1553 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Challes-les-Eaux	Small cities	5,626	1 / 13	127 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Small cities	7,524	2 / 13	158 / 1747
Ravoire	Small cities	9,154	3 / 13	186 / 1747
Aix-les-Bains	Mid-size cities	32,175	1 / 2	53 / 470
Bassens	Small cities	5,118	4 / 13	261 / 1747
Barberaz	Small cities	5,246	5 / 13	354 / 1747
Chambéry	Mid-size cities	60,251	2 / 2	114 / 470
Bourget-du-Lac	Small cities	5,077	6 / 13	533 / 1747
Cognin	Small cities	6,729	7 / 13	613 / 1747
Motte-Servolex	Small cities	12,167	8 / 13	730 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Entrelacs	Small cities	6,465	13 / 13	1636 / 1747
Ugine	Small cities	7,162	12 / 13	1590 / 1747
Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Small cities	7,228	11 / 13	1216 / 1747
Saint-Alban-Leysse	Small cities	6,589	10 / 13	825 / 1747
Albertville	Small cities	19,706	9 / 13	767 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Ravoire	Small cities	9,154	1 / 13	88 / 1747
Ugine	Small cities	7,162	2 / 13	174 / 1747
Saint-Alban-Leysse	Small cities	6,589	3 / 13	183 / 1747
Bourget-du-Lac	Small cities	5,077	4 / 13	249 / 1747
Entrelacs	Small cities	6,465	5 / 13	256 / 1747
Motte-Servolex	Small cities	12,167	6 / 13	262 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Small cities	7,524	7 / 13	321 / 1747
Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Small cities	7,228	8 / 13	351 / 1747
Challes-les-Eaux	Small cities	5,626	9 / 13	421 / 1747
Chambéry	Mid-size cities	60,251	1 / 2	135 / 470

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Entrelacs	Small cities	6,465	1 / 13	143 / 1747
Aix-les-Bains	Mid-size cities	32,175	1 / 2	50 / 470
Motte-Servolex	Small cities	12,167	2 / 13	193 / 1747
Bourget-du-Lac	Small cities	5,077	3 / 13	287 / 1747
Challes-les-Eaux	Small cities	5,626	4 / 13	426 / 1747
Chambéry	Mid-size cities	60,251	2 / 2	123 / 470
Barberaz	Small cities	5,246	5 / 13	518 / 1747
Albertville	Small cities	19,706	6 / 13	608 / 1747
Ugine	Small cities	7,162	7 / 13	671 / 1747
Bassens	Small cities	5,118	8 / 13	823 / 1747

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Challes-les-Eaux	Small cities	5,626	1 / 13	21 / 1747
Bourget-du-Lac	Small cities	5,077	2 / 13	80 / 1747
Ravoire	Small cities	9,154	3 / 13	138 / 1747
Saint-Alban-Leysse	Small cities	6,589	4 / 13	147 / 1747
Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Small cities	7,228	5 / 13	152 / 1747
Motte-Servolex	Small cities	12,167	6 / 13	198 / 1747
Ugine	Small cities	7,162	7 / 13	206 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Small cities	7,524	8 / 13	271 / 1747
Entrelacs	Small cities	6,465	9 / 13	301 / 1747
Aix-les-Bains	Mid-size cities	32,175	1 / 2	99 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Cognin	Small cities	6,729	13 / 13	1078 / 1747
Barberaz	Small cities	5,246	12 / 13	531 / 1747
Albertville	Small cities	19,706	11 / 13	420 / 1747
Bassens	Small cities	5,118	10 / 13	400 / 1747
Chambéry	Mid-size cities	60,251	2 / 2	101 / 470

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Bourget-du-Lac	Small cities	5,077	1 / 13	69 / 1747
Ugine	Small cities	7,162	2 / 13	88 / 1747
Entrelacs	Small cities	6,465	3 / 13	126 / 1747
Motte-Servolex	Small cities	12,167	4 / 13	152 / 1747
Saint-Alban-Leysse	Small cities	6,589	5 / 13	158 / 1747
Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Small cities	7,228	6 / 13	186 / 1747
Bassens	Small cities	5,118	7 / 13	270 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Small cities	7,524	8 / 13	316 / 1747
Challes-les-Eaux	Small cities	5,626	9 / 13	943 / 1747
Chambéry	Mid-size cities	60,251	1 / 2	260 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Ravoire	Small cities	9,154	13 / 13	1534 / 1747
Aix-les-Bains	Mid-size cities	32,175	2 / 2	365 / 470
Barberaz	Small cities	5,246	12 / 13	1266 / 1747
Albertville	Small cities	19,706	11 / 13	1254 / 1747
Cognin	Small cities	6,729	10 / 13	1056 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Small cities	7,228	1 / 13	11 / 1747
Bourget-du-Lac	Small cities	5,077	2 / 13	93 / 1747
Ugine	Small cities	7,162	3 / 13	183 / 1747
Motte-Servolex	Small cities	12,167	4 / 13	199 / 1747
Aix-les-Bains	Mid-size cities	32,175	1 / 2	54 / 470
Saint-Alban-Leysse	Small cities	6,589	5 / 13	252 / 1747
Challes-les-Eaux	Small cities	5,626	6 / 13	353 / 1747
Entrelacs	Small cities	6,465	7 / 13	373 / 1747
Albertville	Small cities	19,706	8 / 13	546 / 1747
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne	Small cities	7,524	9 / 13	609 / 1747

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.