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Home to 239 people, this town lies in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Chessenaz is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.
The one thing Chessenaz does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chessenaz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Clermont, 4.5 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Chessenaz 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 Chessenaz.
The share of residents under 15 is 20%. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 32% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Chessenaz | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.3% 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. The jobless rate is 4.2%.
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.
The nearest general lycée is 6.7 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Val des UssesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 137 | 89%−4 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Chessenaz.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Chessenaz. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chessenaz yet.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chessenaz is a commune of 239 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chessenaz | 239 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valleiry | 5,264 | 6 | B− | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Valserhône Ain | 16,712 | 6.7 | D | C− | C− | C |
| La Balme-de-Sillingy | 5,336 | 8.1 | B− | C− | A+ | B |
| Viry | 5,809 | 8.5 | B | C | B− | A |
| Sillingy | 5,826 | 9.1 | B+ | D | A | A |
| Vallières-sur-Fier | 2,860 | 9.1 | — | C− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 8, 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.