Real strengths, and real weak spots. The weak point is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a C overall, Douvaine is better than just over a third of compared French towns and ranks #43 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. Its best grade is for health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools lag: brevet results 7.9 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Douvaine 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Douvaine.
HousingCost of living D
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Douvaine than in Haute-Savoie’s towns or across compared French towns: €19.55/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €4,259/m², close to Haute-Savoie’s towns (€4,342/m²) and above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Apartments in Douvaine sell for €4,200/m², houses for €4,362/m². 289 houses and apartments changed hands locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
€4,259/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Douvaine€4,259/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Savoie median€4,342/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,362/m²
120
Apartments
€4,200/m²
169
€19.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.26 to €25.05/m² a month)
8.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€21.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€33,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Thonon Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 14% of people in Douvaine are 65 or over, fewer than in Haute-Savoie’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Haute-Savoie’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 10% of the population. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
37median age
DouvaineHaute-Savoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Douvaine sees fewer deaths than Haute-Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 73 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 355 deaths in Douvaine from 2016 to 2025; there were 305, 14% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Douvaine is Hopital Prive Pays de Savoie, 9 mi away. 4 GPs practise locally. Life expectancy at birth in Haute-Savoie is 86.6 years for women and 81.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Douvaine · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Pays de Savoie
9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Pays de Savoie
86.6 · 81.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Douvaine run higher than in Haute-Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: a median €36,620 a year per consumption unit
Jobs located in Douvaine: 1,750, for 3,300 residents in work (0.5 each). Unemployment runs at 10.5%. At the census, 8.5% of working residents in Douvaine went to work by public transport.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport8%
Motorbike or scooter6%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
1,750
jobs based in Douvaine, 0.5 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€36,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Douvaine sees more crime than 64% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 177 offenses in Douvaine. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.9 cases of violence against people and 16.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Douvaine (2025).
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage75
Family violence30
Burglary22
Other physical violence14
Theft from vehicles13
Vehicle theft12
Sexual violence11
Fraud62
Theft without violence40
Drug use18
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
177
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.4% of the total, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (4.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Douvaine
Is Douvaine safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #37 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 75 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Douvaine good?
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns and #47 of 61 in Haute-Savoie. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Douvaine expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Douvaine grades D for cost of living.
About Douvaine
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Douvaine is a commune of 6,796 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Thonon Agglomération. 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
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.
