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The town has 619 residents and lies in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Mégevette is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over two fifths of its homes are second homes. Homes sell for a median €3,599/m².
The 2 things Mégevette does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mégevette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin, in Villard, 3.2 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Mégevette is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mégevette.
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 19% of the population here. Degrees are held by 38% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Mégevette | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income is €31,520 a year for each consumption unit. Jobs located in Mégevette: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.1 each). Unemployment is 6.9%.
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.
The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 32 homes in Mégevette.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,649/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Mégevette.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mégevette is a commune of 619 people in the Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mégevette | 619 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mieussy | 2,530 | 4.7 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Saint-Jeoire | 3,457 | 4.7 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Viuz-en-Sallaz | 4,681 | 5.8 | B | C− | A+ | C |
| Marignier | 6,507 | 7.8 | C+ | C− | A− | C+ |
| Taninges | 3,491 | 7.9 | B | D | A | C− |
| Bons-en-Chablais | 6,343 | 8 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.