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A town of 2,398 in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Only 9% of residents are 65 or over.
Collonges has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 17 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €4,167/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Gex. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Collonges does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Collonges with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Collonges as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Borne frontière, in Chézery-Forens, 8.8 mi away.
13% 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 Collonges.
36% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Ain’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Children are just over a fifth of the town. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Collonges | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 9.5% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 4.6 mi away. For collège, the closest is 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du VuacheNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 75%−17 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Collonges have one GP on hand. The nearest emergency department to Collonges is Ch Annecy Genevois site St Julien En Genevois, 8.5 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 93 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 67, 28% fewer. Women in Ain live to 85.9 on average and men to 82 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The census found 8.0% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 300 jobs are based in Collonges, for 1,250 working residents (0.2 per worker). Unemployment stands at 8.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €4,167/m²: 113 houses and apartments sold in Collonges between July 2023 and June 2026. The split in the town: €4,263/m² for houses, €3,925/m² for apartments. A house rents for an estimated €15.50/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,263/m² | 76 |
| Apartments | €3,925/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 22 offenses in Collonges in 2025. Violence against people averaged 2.9 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10.6. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (35.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Collonges. Best known first.
Nothing in Collonges is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Collonges.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collonges | 2,398 | — | — | C+ | — | A |
| Péron | 2,916 | 3.5 | A | C− | A | A |
| Valleiry Haute-Savoie | 5,264 | 3.7 | B− | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Valserhône | 16,712 | 4.7 | D | C− | C− | C |
| Viry Haute-Savoie | 5,809 | 6.5 | B | C | B− | A |
| Thoiry | 6,569 | 7.6 | A− | D | B | A+ |
| Saint-Julien-en-Genevois Haute-Savoie | 16,222 | 8.4 | B− | C | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Collonges has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,167/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Collonges grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Collonges is a commune of 2,398 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Gex. 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 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.