Schools are another plus: brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Samoëns 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 Samoëns 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Ferme du Clos Parchet, à Cessonnex · Inscrit · Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY 3.0
Samoëns’ story
Samoëns in pictures
Samoëns has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Samoëns before 1900, the earliest Hyacinthe-Sigismond Gerdil, in 1718.
2007First protected: Ferme du Clos Parchet, à Cessonnex
2016Most recently protected: Jardin botanique alpin dit La Jaysinia
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Samoëns.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Samoëns cost more than in Haute-Savoie’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €5,294/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €17.35/m² a month, close to Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses in Samoëns sell for €5,823/m² and apartments for €5,236/m². Also worth knowing: a house rents for an estimated €14.46/m² a month.
€5,294/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Samoëns€5,294/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Savoie median€4,342/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,823/m²
79
Apartments
€5,236/m²
388
€17.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.07 to €23.03/m² a month)
12.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Montagnes du Giffre
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Samoëns sees more deaths than four in five compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 244 residents of Samoëns died, against 242 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Samoëns records 101 deaths per 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Samoëns is Hopitaux du Mont Blanc site Sallanches, 10.8 mi away. 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.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Samoëns · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux du Mont Blanc site Sallanches
10.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Mont Blanc site Sallanches
86.6 · 81.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Savoie, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up only 14% of Samoëns, fewer than in Haute-Savoie’s towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. 7.1% of residents are 15 to 24, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up 38% of adults.
50.4median age
SamoënsHaute-Savoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Fewer people in Samoëns are out of work than in Haute-Savoie’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.8%
Half of residents lived on more than €30,610 a year per consumption unit, between Haute-Savoie’s towns (€33,240) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 9.5% of working residents in Samoëns at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot11%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
1,350
jobs based in Samoëns, 1.2 per working resident
3.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 64% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Samoëns: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Savoie’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Samoëns has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Samoëns has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In all, 19 offenses reached the police record in Samoëns in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.1 cases of violence against people and 14.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). With 1,350 jobs for 1,100 working residents, Samoëns draws people in from neighbouring communes. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
3.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage13
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence24
Fraud18
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.
3.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
29.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (29.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Nearby attractions
Jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia and 8 more in and around Samoëns
Other places to visit, museums and gardens in and near Samoëns. Best known first.
Ferme du Clos Parchet, à Cessonnex: Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Samoëns
Is Samoëns safe?
Samoëns has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Samoëns good?
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Samoëns expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Samoëns grades D for cost of living.
About Samoëns
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Samoëns is a commune of 2,203 people in the Communauté de communes des Montagnes du Giffre. 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
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.
