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With 293 residents, it is a town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Meillerie is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for just over two in five homes.
The one thing Meillerie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Meillerie; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Meillerie.
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, close to Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and below compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.7% of the population. Graduates make up nearly a third of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Meillerie | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Meillerie; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €37,250 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (€33,240) and compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Meillerie, for 150 working residents (0.2 per worker). The census found just over one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
Houses made up 32% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. A house rents for an estimated €16.45/m² a month. Meillerie recorded 28 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Meillerie. Best known first.
Meillerie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Prieuré (ancien): Photo: Sido74500 · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Meillerie.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meillerie | 293 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lugrin | 2,614 | 3 | — | D | — | C |
| Saint-Paul-en-Chablais | 2,613 | 5 | — | C | — | B− |
| Neuvecelle | 3,256 | 5.6 | — | D | — | A |
| Évian-les-Bains | 9,267 | 6.7 | B− | D | C | A− |
| Publier | 7,864 | 8.9 | B | D | B+ | B− |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 37,928 | 12 | C | C− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Meillerie is a commune of 293 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Évian Vallée d'Abondance. 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.