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Some 1,731 people live in this town, in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Jobs & income is its strong suit (B): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.4% unemployment. The weak point is walkability — 17% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Homes go for a median €4,473/m².
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Choisy 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.
The one thing Choisy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Choisy 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.
Choisy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Choisy; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Choisy.
At the census, 2.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 8.4%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Choisy recorded 38 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,727/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 38% of adults. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Choisy in two is 43.4.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Choisy | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 108 deaths in Choisy from 2016 to 2025; there were 91, 16% fewer. Life expectancy in Haute-Savoie: 86.6 years for women and 81.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Choisy is Centre hospitalier Annecy Genevois site Annecy, 5.2 mi away.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, above both Haute-Savoie’s towns (4.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Choisy. Best known first.
Choisy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de la Balme: Photo: B. Brassoud · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Choisy as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choisy | 1,731 | — | — | D | — | B |
| La Balme-de-Sillingy | 5,336 | 2.1 | B− | C− | A+ | B |
| Sillingy | 5,826 | 3.4 | B+ | D | A | A |
| Cruseilles | 5,376 | 3.6 | A− | C+ | B− | B |
| Epagny Metz-Tessy | 8,925 | 4.4 | C− | D− | C | C− |
| Poisy | 9,291 | 5.2 | B− | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Argonay | 3,807 | 5.5 | B | D− | C+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Choisy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Choisy grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Choisy is a commune of 1,731 people in the Communauté de communes Fier et Usses. 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) · 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 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.