Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 518 people live in this town, in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saxel falls below the line for grades. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes. Few residents are of retirement age: 11% are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saxel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saxel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin, in Villard, 2.9 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saxel.
37% of adults hold a degree, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (37%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Saxel in two is 40.3. Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saxel | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.5%, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 9.2% of commuters at the census. Per resident in work, Saxel counts 0.1 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers).
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.
A collège lies 2.1 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 7.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François MugnierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 165 | 88%−6 pts |
| Collège Jean-Marie MollietBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 116 | 98%+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.
House rents are put at about €19.04/m² a month. The market in Saxel: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saxel. Best known first.
Nothing in Saxel 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 Saxel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxel | 518 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bons-en-Chablais | 6,343 | 2.1 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Saint-Cergues | 3,869 | 3.8 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Sciez | 6,447 | 5.9 | C | C− | B− | B |
| Cranves-Sales | 7,762 | 6 | C | D− | B− | A |
| Douvaine | 6,796 | 6.1 | C | D | C+ | A |
| Bonne | 3,267 | 6.3 | C+ | D | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saxel is a commune of 518 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée Verte. 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.