Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 2,097 residents, it is a town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
It also does well on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 14% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Domancy 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 Domancy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Domancy 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.
Domancy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Domancy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Cordon, 2.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Domancy. Best known first.
MuseumTramway du Mont-Blanc4 km east, in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
MuseumPetit Train du Parc Thermal3.6 km east, in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
MuseumChâteau des Rubins4.1 km northwest, in SallanchesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Charousse2.5 km northeast, in PassyMuseumMuseumPile Pont Expo4.1 km southeast, in Saint-Gervais-les-BainsArt galleryArt galleryAtelier 2544.5 km southeast, in Saint-Gervais-les-BainsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Domancy.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €3,685/m², between Haute-Savoie’s towns (€4,342/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses in Domancy sell for €4,666/m² and apartments for €3,186/m². House rents are put at about €14.35/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,666/m² | 31 |
| Apartments | €3,186/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The census found 6.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €31,680 a year per consumption unit, between Haute-Savoie’s towns (€33,240) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.3% of working residents in Domancy didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
122 deaths in Domancy between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 149: 18% below. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Domancy records 82 deaths per 100 expected. In Haute-Savoie, women can expect to live 86.6 years and men 81.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, lower than Haute-Savoie’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 9.6% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Domancy | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Domancy, 94.7% passed the bac, close to Haute-Savoie’s towns (93.9%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de VarensNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 172 | 90%−4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Mont-Blanc René DayveNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 317 | 95%−2 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
Nothing in Domancy 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 Domancy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domancy | 2,097 | — | — | D | — | B+ |
| Passy | 10,856 | 2.3 | B− | D | B | B |
| Sallanches | 17,319 | 2.6 | B+ | D | B− | C+ |
| Saint-Gervais-les-Bains | 5,755 | 2.7 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Megève | 2,893 | 4.3 | B− | D− | C | B+ |
| Les Houches | 3,515 | 6.6 | — | D− | — | B+ |
| Magland | 3,220 | 7.1 | B | C− | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Domancy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 44% of compared French towns. 95% of 317 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Mont-Blanc René Dayve in 2025, 2 points below 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 Domancy grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Domancy is a commune of 2,097 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.