Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 383 people, lies in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Blaise is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Only 11% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Saint-Blaise does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Blaise as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit La-Pierre-aux-Fées, in Reignier-Ésery, 10.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Saint-Blaise. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Blaise.
Under 15: a fifth of residents. Degrees are held by 44% of adults, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Saint-Blaise in two is 39.3.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Blaise | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 5.4%. 5.3% 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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.5 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis ArmandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 191 | 94%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
11 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Blaise from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 64% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Blaise 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 Saint-Blaise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Blaise | 383 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaumont | 3,097 | 2.4 | B | C− | C+ | A |
| Cruseilles | 5,376 | 2.6 | A− | C+ | B− | B |
| Viry | 5,809 | 4.4 | B | C | B− | A |
| Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | 16,222 | 5.4 | B− | C | C | A |
| Groisy | 4,082 | 5.5 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Collonges-sous-Salève | 3,832 | 5.9 | B− | C | D | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Blaise is a commune of 383 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Cruseilles. 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 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.