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With 4,333 residents, it is a town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Sevrier’s overall grade of A− puts it better than just over four fifths of compared French towns, #4 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. Recorded crime is low: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 10.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Housing is expensive (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Sevrier 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.
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The 3 things Sevrier does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Sevrier counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 2011.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Sevrier counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sevrier.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Sevrier goes for €7,084/m², an apartment for €6,082/m². The estimated advertised rent is €23.99/m² a month, above both Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €13.03/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €7,084/m² | 79 |
| Apartments | €6,082/m² | 86 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes in Sevrier. Police and gendarmerie recorded 76 offenses in the town in 2025.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 12.2% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Haute-Savoie: 86.6 years for women and 81.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 325 deaths in Sevrier between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 443: 27% below. 6 GPs practise here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
7.5% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 24.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The under-15s are 16% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.5% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Sevrier | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 57% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Sevrier is Site archéologique des Mongets immergé dans le lac d'Annecy. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Before 1919: that is when 5.8% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Sevrier, 96.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Haute-Savoie’s towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. A collège lies 1.8 mi away. On school results, the town ranks #19 of 61 in Haute-Savoie.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 107 | 91%−3 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique privé Saint-Michel PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 263 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-François - Les Cordeliers PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 103 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Sevrier. Best known first.
ChâteauPalais de l'Isle4.8 km north, in AnnecyMuseumMuseumMusée de la Cloche Paccardin townAttractionAttractionPonton des roseauxin townArt galleryArt galleryPrieuré de Sevrierin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Menthon-Saint-Bernard4.9 km east, in Menthon-Saint-BernardPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Sevrier.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sevrier is a commune of 4,333 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Annecy. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevrier | 4,333 | — | A− | D− | A | A |
| Saint-Jorioz | 6,390 | 2.1 | A− | D− | A | B |
| Annecy | 132,117 | 3.6 | C+ | D− | C | B+ |
| Chavanod | 3,135 | 4.5 | — | D | — | A |
| Poisy | 9,291 | 5.6 | B− | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Argonay | 3,807 | 6 | B | D− | C+ | A |
| Epagny Metz-Tessy | 8,925 | 6 | C− | D− | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #8 of 57 in Haute-Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 29 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #19 of 61 in Haute-Savoie. The lycée stands out: 100% of 263 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé Saint-Michel in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sevrier grades D− for cost of living.
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.