Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 791 people live in this town, in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chênex has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Only 12% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Chênex does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chênex as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Clermont, 10.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chênex.
The 15-to-24 age group: 7.9%, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Chênex by age and the one in the middle is 38.5. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Chênex | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (8.1%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 7.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 50 jobs are based in Chênex, for 400 working residents (0.2 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du VuacheNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 75%−17 pts |
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.
Among the homes sold, 52% were houses. 23 houses and apartments changed hands in Chênex from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Chênex. Best known first.
Nothing in Chênex is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Chênex.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chênex | 791 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valleiry | 5,264 | 1.3 | B− | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Viry | 5,809 | 2.1 | B | C | B− | A |
| Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | 16,222 | 4.8 | B− | C | C | A |
| Beaumont | 3,097 | 5.5 | B | C− | C+ | A |
| Péron Ain | 2,916 | 6.7 | A | C− | A | A |
| Cruseilles | 5,376 | 7.5 | A− | C+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chênex is a commune of 791 people in the Communauté de communes du Genevois. 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) · 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.