Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 1,983 residents, it is a town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Where it falls short is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is weaker too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €3,773/m².
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Boëge 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.
The one thing Boëge does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Boëge 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.
Boëge has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Boëge as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin, in Villard, 2 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 Boëge.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean-Marie MollietNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 116 | 98%+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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €18.65/m² a month, close to Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 68% were houses. Also worth knowing: a house rents for an estimated €19.04/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,975/m² | 49 |
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.
There are 5 general practitioners in Boëge. In Haute-Savoie, women can expect to live 86.6 years and men 81.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 118 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 125: 6% below.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.3%. 18% of residents are 65 or over, above Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) but below compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by just over two in five adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Boëge | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.2% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 10.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Boëge is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Boëge as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boëge | 1,983 | — | — | C− | — | C |
| Viuz-en-Sallaz | 4,681 | 3.9 | B | C− | A+ | C |
| Saint-Cergues | 3,869 | 4.2 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Bons-en-Chablais | 6,343 | 4.3 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Fillinges | 3,671 | 4.3 | A− | C− | A− | A− |
| Bonne | 3,267 | 4.6 | C+ | D | B | B+ |
| Cranves-Sales | 7,762 | 5.1 | C | D− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Boëge has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 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 91% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Boëge grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Boëge is a commune of 1,983 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée Verte. 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.