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Some 280 people live in this town, in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
La Vernaz isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 32% of its housing. Only nearly one in ten residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Vernaz does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Vernaz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Bloc erratique sculpté, in Allinges, 5.3 mi away.
23% 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 La Vernaz.
Children under 15 make up 22%, above Haute-Savoie’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 32% of adults. Also worth knowing: the middle age in La Vernaz is 39.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Vernaz | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 8.9% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, La Vernaz counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €30,000 a year per consumption unit.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in La Vernaz. House rents are put at about €14.35/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Vernaz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Vernaz as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vernaz | 280 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Paul-en-Chablais | 2,613 | 4.3 | — | C | — | B− |
| Neuvecelle | 3,256 | 5.6 | — | D | — | A |
| Évian-les-Bains | 9,267 | 5.6 | B− | D | C | A− |
| Publier | 7,864 | 5.8 | B | D | B+ | B− |
| Allinges | 5,019 | 6.2 | — | C | — | A− |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 37,928 | 6.6 | C | C− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Vernaz is a commune of 280 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.