Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 55.
Novel has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 70% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Novel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Novel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Sculpture tricéphale, in Lugrin, 6.3 mi away.
3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Novel.
Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 16% of residents are 65 or older. 29% of adults hold a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Novel | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.8% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Novel. The sales split: 73% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Novel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Novel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novel | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lugrin | 2,614 | 6.2 | — | D | — | C |
| Saint-Paul-en-Chablais | 2,613 | 7.2 | — | C | — | B− |
| Neuvecelle | 3,256 | 8.6 | — | D | — | A |
| Évian-les-Bains | 9,267 | 9.7 | B− | D | C | A− |
| Publier | 7,864 | 12 | B | D | B+ | B− |
| Morzine | 2,658 | 13 | C+ | D | D | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Novel is a commune of 55 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 8, 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.