The picture is mixed. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 23.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a B− overall, better than 54% of compared French towns. That places it #26 of 57 in Haute-Savoie.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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.
Each subject compares Megève 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.
Calvaire : ensemble des éléments architecturaux et des bâtiments le composant: Photo: DimiTalen · CC0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Megève.
HousingCost of living D−
A home in Megève sells for €10,003/m², more than in Haute-Savoie’s towns and across compared French towns
€10,003/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €21.01/m² a month, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). No town in Haute-Savoie costs more to buy into than Megève, at €10,003/m², the highest of 69. A house in Megève goes for €15,556/m², an apartment for €9,542/m².
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Megève€10,003/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Savoie median€4,342/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€15,556/m²
93
Apartments
€9,542/m²
501
€21.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.71 to €32.20/m² a month)
23.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays du Mont-Blanc
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Megève: 32% are 65 or over, above Haute-Savoie’s towns and compared French towns
54.3median age
The share of residents under 15 is 12%. 7.3% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Also worth knowing: among adults, 31% have a degree.
MegèveHaute-Savoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Fewer people in Megève are out of work than in Haute-Savoie’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.3%
26%walk, cycle or take transit
Just over a quarter of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €29,520 a year per consumption unit, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (€33,240) but above compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving63%
On foot22%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
3,550
jobs based in Megève, 2.7 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Megève has more crime per resident than 70% of compared French towns
10.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Among the graded crimes in Megève, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). The police record for Megève lists 73 offenses in 2025. With 3,550 jobs for 1,300 working residents, Megève draws people in from neighbouring communes. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 10.4 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 15.7.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage29
Burglary19
Sexual violence13
Other physical violence12
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence64
Fraud29
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.
10.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
73
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
11.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 11.2% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth B+
Megève’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 66% of compared French towns
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
9 GPs practise in Megève. Its care home for older people (74 places) counts its residents as Megève’s; allowing for it, deaths were 18% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 482 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 457, 5% fewer. Women in Haute-Savoie live to 86.6 on average and men to 81.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Megève · 5.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux du Mont Blanc site Sallanches
5.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Mont Blanc site Sallanches
86.6 · 81.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Megève has 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.1% of the total, about level with Haute-Savoie’s towns (4.9%) and below compared French towns (7.4%).
Georg Muffat: ZuppaDiCarlo, Public domain · Émile Allais: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Henri Duvillard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
About Megève
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Megève is a commune of 2,893 people in the Communauté de communes Pays du Mont-Blanc. 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
2,893 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays du Mont-Blanc
Département
Haute-Savoie (74)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
16.9 sq mi (43.9 km²)
INSEE code
74173
Megève’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Megève
Is Megève safe?
It grades C for safety, #44 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Megève good?
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #12 of 61 in Haute-Savoie. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Megève expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Megève grades D− for cost of living.
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.
