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Some 7,864 people live in this town, in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
A solid town with one catch. Its strongest is jobs & income: 1 job per working resident; 10.0% unemployment. What holds it back is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade lands at B, #16 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. That leaves it better than 64% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: 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 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Publier does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Publier 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Publier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Buvette Prouvé-Novarina, in Évian-les-Bains, 2.7 mi away.
3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Publier. Best known first.
GardenJardins de l'eau du Pré Curieuxin town
ChâteauChâteau de Blonayin town
ChâteauChâteau de Ripaille4.1 km west, in Thonon-les-Bains
GardenArboretum de Ripaille3 km west, in Thonon-les-Bains
MuseumPalais Lumière4.1 km east, in Évian-les-Bains
Art galleryVilla du Châtelet4.9 km east, in Évian-les-BainsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Publier.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Publier sell for €4,744/m² and apartments for €4,620/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.85/m² a month, close to Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 279 homes locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,744/m² | 135 |
| Apartments | €4,620/m² | 144 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Publier has 3,550 jobs for 3,600 working residents, 1 per worker. At the census, 17.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Also worth knowing: of those in the labour force, 10.0% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Violence against people ran at 5.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 11.8 (2023–2025 average). For 2025, the figures show 155 offenses in Publier. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Aged 15 to 24: 9.4% of residents. 18% of residents are 65 or over, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and lower than compared French towns (22%). Residents of Publier have a median age of 41.4.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Publier | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Publier, 96.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 1.9 mi to the nearest one. Schools rank #23 of 61 in Haute-Savoie.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les Rives du LémanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 211 | 87%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Anna de NoaillesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 223 | 96%−1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-Bruno PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 50 | 100%+3 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.
Life expectancy at birth in Haute-Savoie is 86.6 years for women and 81.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 430 deaths in Publier between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 494: 13% below. There are 7 general practitioners locally.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Nothing in Publier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Publier.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publier | 7,864 | — | B | D | B+ | B− |
| Évian-les-Bains | 9,267 | 2.2 | B− | D | C | A− |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 37,928 | 3.3 | C | C− | C | C+ |
| Neuvecelle | 3,256 | 3.3 | — | D | — | A |
| Saint-Paul-en-Chablais | 2,613 | 4.7 | — | C | — | B− |
| Allinges | 5,019 | 5.1 | — | C | — | A− |
| Lugrin | 2,614 | 6 | — | D | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #19 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 51 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #23 of 61 in Haute-Savoie. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Publier grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Publier is a commune of 7,864 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) · 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.