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ChavannazHaute-Savoie

It is a town of 249 residents in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Chavannaz a good place to live?

Chavannaz is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 14% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Chavannaz stand out

The one thing Chavannaz does most differently from other towns.

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Chavannaz’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Chavannaz’s story

No historic monuments in Chavannaz

The Culture ministry lists no building in Chavannaz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Clermont, 7.5 mi away.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chavannaz.

Who lives here

A town of families: 24% of people in Chavannaz are under 15, more than in Haute-Savoie’s towns and across compared French towns

17% of residents are 65 or over, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 6.7% of residents. Degrees are held by 44% of adults.

37.5median age
ChavannazHaute-Savoie medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education44%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chavannaz
ChavannazHaute-Savoie medianFrance median
Under 1524%19%17%
15–246.7%9.8%11%
25–4430%28%23%
45–6423%26%26%
65+17%17%22%
No diploma7.8%14%19%
CAP or BEP25%25%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education44%37%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Chavannaz is better off than Haute-Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €45,770 a year per consumption unit

The unemployment rate here is 7.1%. 2.9% 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%).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
0
jobs based in Chavannaz, 0.1 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€45,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Chavannaz is €17.19/m² a month, against €18.15/m² in Haute-Savoie’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Renting a house costs an estimated €16.95/m² a month. 7 houses and apartments changed hands in Chavannaz from July 2023 to June 2026.

€17.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chavannaz€17.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Savoie median€18.15/m²
€17.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.35 to €22.13/m² a month)
€16.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Maison forte de Novéry and 8 more in and around Chavannaz

Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Chavannaz. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Chavannaz

12pages on Chavannaz

Landmarks

Nothing in Chavannaz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Chavannaz

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chavannaz yet.

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Chavannaz’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Savoie →
CruseillesValleiryViryBeaumontLa Balme-de-SillingySaint-Julien-en-GenevoisCruseillesValleiryViryBeaumontLa Balme-de-SillingySaint-Julien-en-GenevoisChavannaz
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chavannaz249—————
Cruseilles5,3764.6A−C+B−B
Valleiry5,2644.7B−C+B+B+
Viry5,8094.7BCB−A
Beaumont3,0975.5BC−C+A
La Balme-de-Sillingy5,3365.9B−C−A+B
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois16,2227.1B−CCA

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Chavannaz

Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Chavannaz is a commune of 249 people in the Communauté de communes Usses et Rhône. 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

Population
249 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Usses et Rhône
Département
Haute-Savoie (74)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
1.2 sq mi (3.2 km²)
INSEE code
74066

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.