Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,807 in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Households here earn well (A+): 2.2 jobs per working resident; 6.0% unemployment. At B overall, Argonay is better than 63% of compared French towns and ranks #17 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. Health is a strength (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The drawback is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 13.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for safety, B− for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Argonay does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Argonay 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Argonay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Edifice gallo-romain dit Basilique de Boutae, in Annecy, 2.4 mi away.
3.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Argonay. Best known first.
ChâteauImpérial Palace4.4 km south, in Annecy
Manor houseHôtel de Sales4.9 km south, in AnnecyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Promery2.6 km northwest, in AnnecyChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Cour2.3 km south, in AnnecyChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Pesse3.1 km south, in AnnecyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Argonay.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Argonay, houses go for €6,330/m² and apartments for €5,955/m². The estimated advertised rent is €20.37/m² a month, above Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses accounted for 32% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €6,330/m² | 33 |
| Apartments | €5,955/m² | 70 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Argonay has 8 family doctors. Average lifespans in Haute-Savoie: 86.6 years for women, 81.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 242 residents of Argonay died, against 272 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
The share of residents under 15 is 19%. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Argonay | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 52% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 6.0%. No commute at all: 3.7% of working residents in Argonay at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Jobs outnumber working residents in Argonay (4,200 to 1,950): it draws people in from around. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 7.5 violent offenses and 15.8 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Over 2025, Argonay logged 76 recorded offenses. The graded crime recorded most in the town was burglary (2025).
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 armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (3.8% of the index here). Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Argonay is 95.9%, above Haute-Savoie’s towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 1 mi off. Ranked by results, schools here are #22 of 61 in Haute-Savoie.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé la Salle Pringy PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 202 | 100%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Louis LachenalNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 445 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège privé les Tilleuls PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 115 | 100%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Argonay 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 Argonay yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades C+ for safety, #34 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #22 of 61 in Haute-Savoie. 98% of 445 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Louis Lachenal in 2025, at 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 Argonay grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Argonay is a commune of 3,807 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy. 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 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.