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A town of 1,507 in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 5.4% unemployment. Schools do well: bac results 0.8 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.1 points below the expected rate. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Cornier 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 3 things Cornier does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cornier 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.
Cornier has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Cornier; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Cornier. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de La Roche-sur-Foron3.2 km southeast, in La Roche-sur-Foron
AttractionPierre-aux-Fées4.3 km north, in Reignier-ÉseryMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Bernardins de La Roche-sur-Foron2.9 km south, in La Roche-sur-ForonChâteauChâteauChâteau du Saix3 km southeast, in La Roche-sur-ForonChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Échelle3 km southeast, in La Roche-sur-ForonChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Amancy3.1 km southeast, in AmancyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cornier.
Among adults, 40% have a degree. 19% are under 15, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (19%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.4% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Cornier | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €17.59/m² a month, close to Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 46% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 37 homes in Cornier.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
93.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Cornier, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (87.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Vocational results within 5 km: 96% passed the bac pro, of 45 candidates. Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les AllobrogesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 184 | 89%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Sainte-Famille - ESCR PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 205 | 100%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
5.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 7.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Cornier have one GP on hand. In Haute-Savoie, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.6 years for women and 81.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. Also worth knowing: 68 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 87: 22% below.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. 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.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.7% of the total, higher than Haute-Savoie’s towns (4.9%) and near compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Cornier; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Chapelle de Moussy: Photo: TarichaRivularis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de la Maladière-de-Veige ou Sainte-Madeleine: Photo: TarichaRivularis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cornier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornier | 1,507 | — | — | C− | — | A− |
| Pers-Jussy | 3,245 | 1.9 | — | C | — | A |
| Amancy | 2,792 | 2 | A | D | A− | A |
| La Roche-sur-Foron | 11,348 | 2.1 | A− | C | B− | B− |
| Reignier-Ésery | 8,464 | 3.4 | C+ | C | C− | C |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | 7,865 | 4 | B | C | A− | B− |
| Fillinges | 3,671 | 5.3 | A− | C− | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cornier has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 205 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Sainte-Famille - ESCR in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cornier grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cornier is a commune of 1,507 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Rochois. 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.