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A town of 998 in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Cordon out for now. Just over three fifths of its homes are second homes. Homes sell for a median €4,947/m².
The 2 things Cordon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cordon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1971.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cordon.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Cordon is Borne frontière romaine dite Fines. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (4.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 43% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Cordon | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €31,600 a year per consumption unit. 200 jobs are based in Cordon, for 550 working residents (0.4 per worker). 7.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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 town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du VerneyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 118 | 81%−9 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique privé Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 81 | 100%+3 pts |
| Lycée professionnel - Centre technique du Mont-Blanc PrivateBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 42 | 98%+10 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.
Houses were a quarter of what sold. A house rents for an estimated €14.35/m² a month. Sales in Cordon from July 2023 to June 2026: 57 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €4,739/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near Cordon. Best known first.
MuseumChâteau des Rubins2.3 km northeast, in SallanchesAttractionAttractionCascade de Glace de Reninge Arvet4.9 km northeast, in SallanchesAttractionAttractionPierre Fendue3.8 km northwest, in SallanchesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cordon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Siamois · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Borne frontière romaine dite Fines: Photo: Thomas M · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cordon yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordon | 998 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sallanches | 17,319 | 1.9 | B+ | D | B− | C+ |
| Megève | 2,893 | 4.5 | B− | D− | C | B+ |
| Passy | 10,856 | 4.7 | B− | D | B | B |
| Saint-Gervais-les-Bains | 5,755 | 5.4 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Magland | 3,220 | 6.2 | B | C− | A | C |
| Les Houches | 3,515 | 9.3 | — | D− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cordon is a commune of 998 people in the Communauté de communes Pays du Mont-Blanc. 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.