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1,780 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Lyaud’s strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.1 jobs per working resident; 5.0% unemployment. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on schools — bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 4.9 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Lyaud has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Lyaud does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lyaud with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Lyaud has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lyaud as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Bloc erratique sculpté, in Allinges, 1.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Lyaud. Best known first.
Archaeological siteChâteau d'Allinges-Vieux4.2 km west, in Allinges
Archaeological siteChâteau d'Allinges-Neuf4.5 km west, in Allinges
Art galleryChapelle de la Visitation de Thonon-les-Bains4.8 km northwest, in Thonon-les-BainsChâteauChâteauMaison forte de Compey-Lucinge2.4 km northeast, in FéternesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent de la Visitation de Thonon-les-Bains4.8 km northwest, in Thonon-les-BainsChâteauChâteauChâteau des Guillet-Monthoux4.8 km northwest, in Thonon-les-BainsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lyaud.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents. 36% of adults hold a degree, close to Haute-Savoie’s towns (37%) and above compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Lyaud are older than 42.8.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Lyaud | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €4,006/m²: 42 houses and apartments sold in Lyaud between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 76% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €19.74/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,193/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
95 deaths in Lyaud between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 92: 3% above. In Haute-Savoie, women can expect to live 86.6 years and men 81.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. One GP practises in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 89% of 149 candidates passed the bac pro. The bac pass rate near Lyaud is 94.5%, close to Haute-Savoie’s towns (93.9%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Sacré-Coeur PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 144 | 93%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 57 | 96%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel du ChablaisBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 63 | 87%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.4% of commuters at the census. 5.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lyaud 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 Lyaud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyaud | 1,780 | — | — | C− | — | A− |
| Allinges | 5,019 | 2.5 | — | C | — | A− |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 37,928 | 2.9 | C | C− | C | C+ |
| Publier | 7,864 | 3.8 | B | D | B+ | B− |
| Évian-les-Bains | 9,267 | 5.1 | B− | D | C | A− |
| Neuvecelle | 3,256 | 5.8 | — | D | — | A |
| Saint-Paul-en-Chablais | 2,613 | 5.9 | — | C | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lyaud has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns. 96% of 57 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Jeanne d'Arc in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,006/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lyaud grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lyaud is a commune of 1,780 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.