Bonne’s lowest grade is for schools (D−): brevet results 12 points below the expected rate. The town grades C+ overall and ranks #42 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. Set against the rest, it does better than 35% of compared French towns. It lags on cost of living as well: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it does best is jobs & income — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.3% unemployment. Add health to its strengths (B+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bonne 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Bonne sell for €4,098/m² at the median, against €4,342/m² in Haute-Savoie’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €18.46/m² a month, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The split in Bonne: €4,411/m² for houses, €3,981/m² for apartments. A house rents for an estimated €19.74/m² a month.
€4,098/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bonne€4,098/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Savoie median€4,342/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,411/m²
80
Apartments
€3,981/m²
50
€18.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.19 to €24.00/m² a month)
9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€19.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€32,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Annemasse-Les Voirons-Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Bonne has a lower adjusted death rate than 73% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Bonne records 80 deaths per 100 expected, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (83) and lower than compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 231 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 184, 20% fewer. At birth, a girl in Haute-Savoie can expect 86.6 years and a boy 81.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Bonne can choose among 2 GPs.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Bonne · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Alpes Leman
2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Alpes Leman
86.6 · 81.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A younger town: only 17% of residents are 65 or over
Degrees are held by 38% of adults. 18% are under 15, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (19%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Bonne are older than 42.3.
42.3median age
BonneHaute-Savoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Bonne is better off than Haute-Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €41,540 a year per consumption unit
8.3% of the labour force were unemployed, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (8.1%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Bonne didn’t travel to work at all. The census found 12.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport6%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
800
jobs based in Bonne, 0.5 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€41,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 66% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Per resident, Bonne sees less crime than 56% of compared French towns
Violence against people ran at 6.3 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 13.9 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie recorded 70 offenses in Bonne in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
6.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage23
Family violence17
Burglary15
Other physical violence8
Vehicle theft7
Fraud36
Theft without violence22
Drug use11
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.
6.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
70
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 7.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bonne
Is Bonne safe?
It grades B for safety, #27 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 23 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bonne good?
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bonne expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bonne grades D for cost of living.
About Bonne
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bonne is a commune of 3,267 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Annemasse-Les Voirons-Agglomération. 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
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.
