Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
907 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Vailly falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 22% of its housing.
The one thing Vailly does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vailly as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Bloc erratique sculpté, in Allinges, 3.3 mi away.
11% 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 Vailly.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, higher than Haute-Savoie’s towns (9.8%) and near compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. Graduates make up 30% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Vailly | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €29,370 a year per consumption unit, lower than Haute-Savoie’s towns (€33,240) yet higher than compared French towns (€25,970). For its 450 residents in work, Vailly has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. At the census, 7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.6 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 73 | 97%+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.
At the median, a home went for €2,825/m², lower than Haute-Savoie’s towns (€4,342/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses accounted for 70% of sales, apartments for the rest. 40 houses and apartments changed hands in Vailly from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Vailly 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 Vailly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vailly | 907 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allinges | 5,019 | 4.3 | — | C | — | A− |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 37,928 | 5.7 | C | C− | C | C+ |
| Publier | 7,864 | 6.4 | B | D | B+ | B− |
| Saint-Paul-en-Chablais | 2,613 | 6.7 | — | C | — | B− |
| Évian-les-Bains | 9,267 | 7 | B− | D | C | A− |
| Neuvecelle | 3,256 | 7.4 | — | D | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vailly is a commune of 907 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut-Chablais. 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) · 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.