Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Giez than in Haute-Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and close to compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Line up the people of Giez by age and the one in the middle is 43.8.
43.8median age
GiezHaute-Savoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
The median disposable income in Giez is €29,300 a year per consumption unit, against €33,240 in Haute-Savoie’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
At the census, 8.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Giez counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 250 workers). Unemployment is 7.7%.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Giez, 0.4 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Giez is 99.0%, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.5 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Homes in Giez sell for €3,105/m² at the median, against €4,342/m² in Haute-Savoie’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.63/m² a month, between Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 30% of sales, apartments for the rest. A house rents for an estimated €13.03/m² a month.
€3,105/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Giez€3,105/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Savoie median€4,342/m²
€14.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.15 to €19.20/m² a month)
€13.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Giez
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Giez is a commune of 570 people in the Communauté de communes des Sources du Lac d'Annecy. 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
Population
570 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Sources du Lac d'Annecy
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.
