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Home to 903 people, this town lies in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Gingolph has none. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing. Over-65s are only 14% of the population. The median price paid is €3,836/m².
The 3 things Saint-Gingolph does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Gingolph as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Sculpture tricéphale, in Lugrin, 6.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Gingolph is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gingolph.
14% of residents are 65 or over, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 21% of the people here. Also worth knowing: among adults, 33% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Gingolph | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 37% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 12.4%. Saint-Gingolph has 100 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The census found nearly a fifth of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €16.45/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 47 homes in Saint-Gingolph. Among the homes sold, 19% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €3,825/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Gingolph yet.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Gingolph is a commune of 903 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
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-Gingolph | 903 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lugrin | 2,614 | 6.2 | — | D | — | C |
| Saint-Paul-en-Chablais | 2,613 | 7.8 | — | C | — | B− |
| Neuvecelle | 3,256 | 8.8 | — | D | — | A |
| Évian-les-Bains | 9,267 | 9.9 | B− | D | C | A− |
| Publier | 7,864 | 12 | B | D | B+ | B− |
| Morzine | 2,658 | 15 | C+ | D | D | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.