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With 872 residents, it is a town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Draillant has none. Just 14% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Draillant does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Draillant as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Bloc erratique sculpté, in Allinges, 1.8 mi away.
12% 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 Draillant.
Children are 20% of the town. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 38% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Draillant | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.2%, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 50 jobs are based in Draillant, for 450 working residents (0.1 per worker). At the census, 4.0% of working residents in Draillant didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for just over two thirds of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 28 homes were sold in Draillant.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Draillant. Best known first.
Archaeological siteChâteau d'Allinges-Neuf2.9 km north, in Allinges
Archaeological siteChâteau d'Allinges-Vieux3.1 km north, in AllingesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Buffavent4.8 km west, in LullyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye du Petit-Lieu2.6 km west, in PerrignierChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chignans4.5 km north, in AllingesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Draillant 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 Draillant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draillant | 872 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allinges | 5,019 | 2.3 | — | C | — | A− |
| Sciez | 6,447 | 4.4 | C | C− | B− | B |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 37,928 | 4.6 | C | C− | C | C+ |
| Bons-en-Chablais | 6,343 | 5.5 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Publier | 7,864 | 7 | B | D | B+ | B− |
| Douvaine | 6,796 | 7.8 | C | D | C+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Draillant is a commune of 872 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
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 9, 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.