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1,299 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At €3,531/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières. Where it falls short is walkability (C−) — 52% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Onnion 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.
The 3 things Onnion does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Onnion 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.
Onnion has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Onnion as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin, in Villard, 3.7 mi away.
13% 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 Onnion.
6.3% of the labour force are out of work. The median disposable income was €33,270 a year per consumption unit, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (€33,240) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 3.8% of working residents in Onnion at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
19% are under 15, about level with Haute-Savoie’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 41% of adults. Also worth knowing: people aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Onnion | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Onnion, houses go for €4,359/m² and apartments for €3,185/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.84/m² a month, close to Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €19.04/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,359/m² | 35 |
| Apartments | €3,185/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Onnion is Centre hospitalier Alpes Leman, 8.3 mi away. 68 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 73: 6% below. Average lifespans in Haute-Savoie: 86.6 years for women, 81.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Onnion is 88.0%, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gaspard MongeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 158 | 94%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel privé Cecam PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 41 | 88%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 5.3 violent offenses and 8.8 graded property crimes a year. For 2025, the figures show 7 offenses in Onnion. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
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, burglary and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 74.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Onnion is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Onnion.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onnion | 1,299 | — | — | C | — | C |
| Saint-Jeoire | 3,457 | 2.6 | A− | B− | A | C− |
| Mieussy | 2,530 | 3.2 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Viuz-en-Sallaz | 4,681 | 4.2 | B | C− | A+ | C |
| Marignier | 6,507 | 6 | C+ | C− | A− | C+ |
| Fillinges | 3,671 | 6.8 | A− | C− | A− | A− |
| Thyez | 6,309 | 6.9 | B+ | D | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Onnion has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade B, better than 65% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Onnion grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Onnion is a commune of 1,299 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
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.