Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 1,200 residents and lies in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Where it does best is schools (A) — brevet results a point above the expected rate. Jobs & income is a strength too — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 4.8% unemployment. Homes are dear (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on health as well (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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). Bogève 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 Bogève 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.
Bogève has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 3 things Bogève does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bogève as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin, in Villard, 1.8 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bogève 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 Bogève.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.7 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8 mi away.
| 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
Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents. 8% of residents are 15 to 24, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Bogève | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 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.
Homes sold for a median €3,100/m², below Haute-Savoie’s towns (€4,342/m²) but above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 37% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 57 homes in Bogève.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €3,060/m² | 36 |
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.
Bogève has 2 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Bogève is Centre hospitalier Alpes Leman, 6.5 mi away. 65 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 70: 6% below. Life expectancy in Haute-Savoie: 86.6 years for women and 81.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
6.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 4.8%. At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Bogève didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Bogève.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bogève is a commune of 1,200 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogève | 1,200 | — | — | C | — | C |
| Viuz-en-Sallaz | 4,681 | 3 | B | C− | A+ | C |
| Saint-Jeoire | 3,457 | 4 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Fillinges | 3,671 | 4.8 | A− | C− | A− | A− |
| Bonne | 3,267 | 5.5 | C+ | D | B | B+ |
| Mieussy | 2,530 | 5.8 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Bons-en-Chablais | 6,343 | 6.1 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bogève has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 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 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 Bogève 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.