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The town, home to 433 people, lies in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Usinens isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 17% of homes. Over-65s are only 15% of the population.
The 2 things Usinens does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Usinens as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Inscription gallo-romaine, in Seyssel, 3.9 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Usinens 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 Usinens.
15% of residents are 65 or over. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.5%, about level with Haute-Savoie’s towns (9.8%) and below compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Usinens is 40.9 years old.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Usinens | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 29% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.6%, below both Haute-Savoie’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.9% of commuters at the census. Jobs located in Usinens: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.3 each).
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €16.95/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 93% were houses. Usinens recorded 15 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Usinens. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Usinens yet.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Usinens is a commune of 433 people in the Communauté de communes Usses et Rhône. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usinens | 433 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valserhône Ain | 16,712 | 7.1 | D | C− | C− | C |
| Vallières-sur-Fier | 2,860 | 8.4 | — | C− | — | B |
| Valleiry | 5,264 | 8.8 | B− | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| La Balme-de-Sillingy | 5,336 | 9.5 | B− | C− | A+ | B |
| Sillingy | 5,826 | 10 | B+ | D | A | A |
| Rumilly | 16,442 | 11 | B− | C− | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.