Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 1,905.
Perrignier’s best grade is for jobs & income — 0.9 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. Where it falls short is schools (D−): brevet results 12 points below the expected rate. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €3,722/m² takes 7.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Thonon Agglomération.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Perrignier 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 Perrignier 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.
Perrignier has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Perrignier does most differently from other towns.
Perrignier has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
Perrignier has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Site de la tour du Draillant: Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Perrignier.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Perrignier, 80.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (87.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.5 mi away. The closest collège is 2.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Théodore MonodNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 133 | 80%−12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Perrignier records 105 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 133 residents of Perrignier died, against 127 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. In Haute-Savoie, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.6 years for women and 81.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The town has 3 family doctors.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €3,722/m², below Haute-Savoie’s towns (€4,342/m²) but above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses accounted for 58% of sales, apartments for the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €19.74/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,911/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Haute-Savoie’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. Among adults, 30% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Perrignier | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 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.
Homes built before 1919 account for nearly a tenth of the housing. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stands at 7.1%. 11.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Perrignier. Best known first.
Archaeological siteChâteau d'Allinges-Neuf3.6 km northeast, in Allinges
Archaeological siteChâteau d'Allinges-Vieux3.9 km northeast, in AllingesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Buffavent2.9 km southwest, in LullyArt galleryArt galleryL'Art'llingeoise3.6 km northeast, in AllingesMuseumMuseumMusée d'art et de folklore régional3.7 km southwest, in FessyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Perrignier yet.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Perrignier is a commune of 1,905 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Thonon Agglomération. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perrignier | 1,905 | — | — | C | — | D |
| Allinges | 5,019 | 2.8 | — | C | — | A− |
| Sciez | 6,447 | 3.3 | C | C− | B− | B |
| Bons-en-Chablais | 6,343 | 4.3 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 37,928 | 5 | C | C− | C | C+ |
| Douvaine | 6,796 | 6.5 | C | D | C+ | A |
| Saint-Cergues | 3,869 | 7.4 | C− | D | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Perrignier 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 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 2% 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 Perrignier 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.
