Menthon-Saint-Bernard’s best grade is for health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Fewer journeys need a car: just over nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Where it falls short is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 15.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. 28% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Menthon-Saint-Bernard 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.
Each subject compares Menthon-Saint-Bernard 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Menthon-Saint-Bernard.
HousingCost of living D−
Buying in Menthon-Saint-Bernard costs more than in Haute-Savoie’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €7,228/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €18.95/m² a month, about level with Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses in Menthon-Saint-Bernard sell for €9,980/m² and apartments for €6,632/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €13.03/m² a month.
€7,228/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Menthon-Saint-Bernard€7,228/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Savoie median€4,342/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€9,980/m²
32
Apartments
€6,632/m²
50
€18.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€14.20 to €25.29/m² a month)
15.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,760
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Menthon-Saint-Bernard loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 66 per 100 expected, below Haute-Savoie’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
132 deaths in Menthon-Saint-Bernard between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 199: 34% below. Average lifespans in Haute-Savoie: 86.6 years for women, 81.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 4 general practitioners here.
−34%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw66
Adjusted66
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Menthon-Saint-Bernard · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Generale D Annecy
4.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Generale D Annecy
86.6 · 81.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Menthon-Saint-Bernard is better off than Haute-Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €40,860 a year per consumption unit
The unemployment rate here is 7.4%. Menthon-Saint-Bernard has 350 jobs for 850 working residents, 0.4 per worker. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 20.2% of commuters travelled at the census.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
Bicycle7%
Public transport7%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Menthon-Saint-Bernard, 0.4 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€40,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Menthon-Saint-Bernard is a graduates’ town: 64% hold a degree, more than in Haute-Savoie’s towns or compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.2% of residents. Residents of Menthon-Saint-Bernard have a median age of 50.4.
50.4median age
Menthon-Saint-BernardHaute-Savoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma5%
CAP or BEP12%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education64%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Menthon-Saint-Bernard keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Menthon-Saint-Bernard, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Menthon-Saint-Bernard
Is Menthon-Saint-Bernard safe?
Menthon-Saint-Bernard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 12.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Menthon-Saint-Bernard good?
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Menthon-Saint-Bernard expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Menthon-Saint-Bernard grades D− for cost of living.
About Menthon-Saint-Bernard
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Menthon-Saint-Bernard is a commune of 1,891 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy. 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
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.
