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Only 11% of residents are 65 or over. Population 2,250: a town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong (A): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are weaker too — bac results 2.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.6 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Neydens 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 Neydens 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.
Neydens has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Neydens does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Neydens; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Neydens; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Croix de carrefour dite Croix du chef-lieu: Photo: Barbarasia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Croix de carrefour dite Croix de Verrières: Photo: BernardH74 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Neydens.
Under-15s account for a fifth of the population. 43% of adults hold a degree, above both Haute-Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.9% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Neydens | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Haute-Savoie, women can expect to live 86.6 years and men 81.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 96 deaths in Neydens from 2016 to 2025; there were 68, 29% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Neydens is Ch Annecy Genevois site St Julien En Genevois, 2.1 mi away.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €5,103/m² in Neydens, apartments for €4,988/m². The median price, €5,070/m², comes from 75 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €21.04/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €5,103/m² | 42 |
| Apartments | €4,988/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Neydens, 89.3% passed the brevet, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (87.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The bac pro: 88% of 76 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Also worth knowing: the town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Présentation de Marie PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 147 | 99%+2 pts |
| Lycée général privé Présentation de Marie PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 94 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-Vincent PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 78 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Recorded offenses in Neydens came to 45 in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.8 cases of violence against people and 23.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In 2025, theft from vehicles led the graded crimes locally.
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 13.5% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. 6.2% of its homes were built before 1919, between Haute-Savoie’s towns (4.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
7.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried just over one in ten commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Neydens. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Neydens yet.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Neydens is a commune of 2,250 people in the Communauté de communes du Genevois. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neydens | 2,250 | — | — | C− | C | A |
| Beaumont | 3,097 | 1.5 | B | C− | C+ | A |
| Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | 16,222 | 2.1 | B− | C | C | A |
| Collonges-sous-Salève | 3,832 | 2.6 | B− | C | D | A |
| Viry | 5,809 | 3.3 | B | C | B− | A |
| Étrembières | 2,679 | 5.9 | D | D− | D | A |
| Cruseilles | 5,376 | 6.1 | A− | C+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 25% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 94 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général privé Présentation de Marie 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.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €5,070/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Neydens grades C− for cost of living.
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.