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With 2,097 residents, it is a town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Jobs & income is its strong suit: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.9% unemployment. Its schools beat most (A−): bac results 0.8 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.3 points below the expected rate. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on walkability as well: just over a third of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Arenthon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Arenthon 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.
Arenthon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 3 things Arenthon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Arenthon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin en pierre provenant de l'ancien cimetiere de Farlon, in La Roche-sur-Foron, 2.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Arenthon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arenthon.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.8% of the town. 14% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 37% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Arenthon | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €17.85/m² a month, close to Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €19.04/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 77 homes in Arenthon.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,360/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
5.9% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.3% of commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.2% of working residents in Arenthon didn’t travel to work at all.
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 brevet pass rate near Arenthon is 92.3%, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (87.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%). At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 96% of 45 candidates passed the bac pro. For collège, the closest is 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les AllobrogesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 184 | 89%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Sainte-Famille - ESCR PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 205 | 100%+1 pt |
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.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 112 deaths in Arenthon from 2016 to 2025; there were 93, 17% fewer. Life expectancy in Haute-Savoie: 86.6 years for women and 81.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Arenthon. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de La Roche-sur-Foron4.1 km southwest, in La Roche-sur-Foron
AttractionPierre-aux-Fées4.8 km northwest, in Reignier-ÉseryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Faucigny2.4 km northeast, in FaucignyMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Bernardins de La Roche-sur-Foron4.3 km southwest, in La Roche-sur-ForonChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Échelle4 km southwest, in La Roche-sur-ForonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arenthon yet.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Arenthon is a commune of 2,097 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Rochois. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenthon | 2,097 | — | — | C− | — | B |
| Amancy | 2,792 | 1.9 | A | D | A− | A |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | 7,865 | 3 | B | C | A− | B− |
| La Roche-sur-Foron | 11,348 | 3 | A− | C | B− | B− |
| Pers-Jussy | 3,245 | 3.4 | — | C | — | A |
| Bonneville | 13,335 | 3.8 | C− | C− | C+ | C |
| Reignier-Ésery | 8,464 | 4.1 | C+ | C | C− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Arenthon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 205 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Sainte-Famille - ESCR in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Arenthon grades C− for cost of living.
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 November 9, 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.