Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 526 residents in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Essert-Romand is too small for the grades other French towns get. 39% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Essert-Romand does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Essert-Romand as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Abondance, 6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Essert-Romand.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Just over a third of adults hold a degree, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (37%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). Residents of Essert-Romand have a median age of 44.1.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Essert-Romand | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €30,270 a year per consumption unit. Essert-Romand has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 5.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri CorbetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 91 | 93%−2 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.
Of the homes sold, 63% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €14.46/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Essert-Romand.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and gardens in and near Essert-Romand. Best known first.
Nothing in Essert-Romand 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 Essert-Romand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essert-Romand | 526 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morzine | 2,658 | 2.3 | C+ | D | D | A− |
| Taninges | 3,491 | 7.3 | B | D | A | C− |
| Mieussy | 2,530 | 8.4 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Cluses | 17,795 | 10 | C− | C | C− | C |
| Thyez | 6,309 | 10 | B+ | D | B | A |
| Saint-Jeoire | 3,457 | 11 | A− | B− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Essert-Romand is a commune of 526 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut-Chablais. 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.