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The town has 1,257 residents and lies in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The local economy does well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.4% unemployment. Where it falls short is cost of living — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 59% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on schools — brevet results 5.9 points below the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, 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) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Quintal 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 Quintal 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.
Quintal has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Quintal has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Quintal has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église de la Visitation de Notre-Dame: Photo: Nel2424 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quintal.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 50% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €19.40/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Quintal, 85.5% of collège pupils passed the brevet, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (87.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le SemnozNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 172 | 78%−10 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-François - Les Cordeliers PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 103 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. 4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (4.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 5.4%, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Haute-Savoie live to 86.6 on average and men to 81.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 167 deaths in Quintal from 2016 to 2025; there were 272, 63% more. This Haute-Savoie town has 2 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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
19% of residents are children under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.8% of residents, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Quintal | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.5% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Recorded offenses in Quintal came to 7 in 2025. Violence against people ran at 4.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 9.3 (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (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, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 86.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage and gardens in and near Quintal. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Quintal as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Quintal is a commune of 1,257 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintal | 1,257 | — | — | D− | — | C+ |
| Sevrier | 4,333 | 3 | A− | D− | A | A |
| Chavanod | 3,135 | 3.3 | — | D | — | A |
| Alby-sur-Chéran | 2,664 | 3.7 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Saint-Jorioz | 6,390 | 3.8 | A− | D− | A | B |
| Annecy | 132,117 | 4.7 | C+ | D− | C | B+ |
| Poisy | 9,291 | 5.4 | B− | D− | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Quintal has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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 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.