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In Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 764 residents.
There are no grades for Desingy: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. Few residents are of retirement age: 16% are 65 or over.
The 2 things Desingy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Desingy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Clermont, 2.1 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Desingy.
Under-15s account for 16% of the population. 29% of adults hold a degree, lower than Haute-Savoie’s towns (37%) and near compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: people 65 and over make up 16% of the town.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Desingy | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in Desingy, for 400 working residents (0.2 per worker). At the census, 4.8% 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 stands at 5.9%.
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 2.8 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.
Among the homes sold, 96% were houses. 23 houses and apartments changed hands in Desingy from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Desingy. Best known first.
Nothing in Desingy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Desingy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desingy | 764 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vallières-sur-Fier | 2,860 | 6.8 | — | C− | — | B |
| La Balme-de-Sillingy | 5,336 | 7.5 | B− | C− | A+ | B |
| Sillingy | 5,826 | 8.2 | B+ | D | A | A |
| Valleiry | 5,264 | 8.6 | B− | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Valserhône Ain | 16,712 | 8.7 | D | C− | C− | C |
| Rumilly | 16,442 | 9.8 | B− | C− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Desingy is a commune of 764 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
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.