Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 5,964 residents and lies in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The picture is mixed. Jobs and pay hold up well: 1.1 jobs per working resident; 9.2% unemployment. Safety is a strength too (A−): an average of 7.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Cost of living is its weak spot: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes a B−, good for #27 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. On that grade it does better than 53% of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Marnaz does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Marnaz 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Marnaz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne chartreuse, actuellement couvent de Carmélites, in Le Reposoir, 4 mi away.
4.2% 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 Marnaz.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €3,038/m², below Haute-Savoie’s towns (€4,342/m²) but above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses sell for €3,608/m² in Marnaz, apartments for €2,721/m². Among the homes sold, 42% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,608/m² | 59 |
| Apartments | €2,721/m² | 83 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, above Haute-Savoie’s towns (9.8%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 26% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Marnaz | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
In all, 86 offenses reached the police record in Marnaz in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For burglary and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 6.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 486 residents of Marnaz died, against 396 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% more. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, above Haute-Savoie’s towns (83) and compared French towns (88) alike. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Marnaz is Hopitaux du Mont Blanc site Sallanches, 10.3 mi away. There are 5 general practitioners locally.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
One in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 9.2%.
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.
The town’s schools place #31 of 61 in Haute-Savoie on results. Near Marnaz, 93.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near both Haute-Savoie’s towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the two general lycées, 96% of 485 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean-Jacques GallayNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 169 | 73%−9 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Charles PoncetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 397 | 95%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Saint-Jean Bosco - Les Cordeliers PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 45 | 96%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Marnaz. Best known first.
Nothing in Marnaz 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 Marnaz yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades A− for safety, #16 of 57 in Haute-Savoie.
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #31 of 61 in Haute-Savoie. The lycée stands out: 95% of 397 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Charles Poncet in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Marnaz grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Marnaz is a commune of 5,964 people in the Communauté de communes Cluses-Arve et Montagnes. 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.