Only 2.1% of households have no car in Scientrier
Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 15% in Scientrier. At the 2023 Census, 1,273 people lived locally, in 510 households. Put another way, about one in 25: 4% of households rent social housing (HLM). Lower than in 86% of compared French towns: 28% of households are one person living alone.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Savoie median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Scientrier
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 8.5% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Scientrier’s residents are under 37.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 23% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +16% change since 2012: faster than 84% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +6%, then +10% to 2023. Over those years, the median Haute-Savoie town changed +14% and the median compared French town +5%.
Half of Scientrier is under 37.2, younger than 91% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Scientrier 37.2. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 13%, Scientrier is behind 97% of compared French towns on that count. Across Scientrier, 8.9% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
Scientrier: 35% of households are couples with children, above 93% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Haute-Savoie median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.5 people each. On single-parent households, Scientrier sits lower than 74% of compared French towns: 8.5%. As a yardstick, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
4.3% of homes stand empty, below 83% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
3.3% of homes are second homes, against 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 17% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 18%. The comparison figure for empty homes is 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €37,150 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €37,150 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 97% of compared French towns.
19% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 96% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
A fifth of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). Households headed by a retired person make up 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
9.8% of residents are immigrants, a share 70% of compared French towns don’t reach
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Scientrier has 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
23% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 75% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%; Scientrier has 45%. Elsewhere, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Scientrier sits below 79% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (14%)
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%; Scientrier has 32%. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Ranked by age, 2nd youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Every neighbor is older than Scientrier
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientrier | 37.2 | 13% | 3.3% | 9.8% |
| Pers-Jussy 3,245 · 2.5 mi | 42.3 | 16% | 7% | 8.4% |
| Reignier-Ésery 8,464 · 2.7 mi | 39.9 | 19% | 4.8% | 13% |
| Amancy 2,792 · 3.1 mi | 40.5 | 16% | 2.2% | 7.8% |
| Fillinges 3,671 · 3.3 mi | 42.8 | 17% | 5.1% | 11% |
| Bonne 3,267 · 3.6 mi | 42.3 | 17% | 5.5% | 13% |
| La Roche-sur-Foron 11,348 · 3.9 mi | 40.1 | 15% | 3.3% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Scientrier
What is the population of Scientrier?
1,273 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% more than in 2012 (1,097).
How old are Scientrier’s residents?
The median age is 37.2, younger than 91% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Scientrier?
18, with occasional dwellings: 3.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Scientrier?
INSEE counts 120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.8% of residents, and 83 foreign nationals (6.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Scientrier?
€37,150 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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