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Home to 541 people, this town lies in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Franclens is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Only 12% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Franclens does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Franclens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Inscription gallo-romaine, in Seyssel, 5.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Franclens is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Franclens.
Children under 15 make up 21%, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 33% of adults. Also worth knowing: at 41.9, the median resident of Franclens sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Franclens | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 6.0%, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Franclens holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Franclens. House rents are put at about €16.95/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Franclens yet.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Franclens is a commune of 541 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franclens | 541 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valserhône Ain | 16,712 | 4.9 | D | C− | C− | C |
| Valleiry | 5,264 | 8.2 | B− | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Vallières-sur-Fier | 2,860 | 11 | — | C− | — | B |
| Péron Ain | 2,916 | 11 | A | C− | A | A |
| Viry | 5,809 | 11 | B | C | B− | A |
| La Balme-de-Sillingy | 5,336 | 11 | B− | C− | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.