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It is a town of 3,607 residents in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 48% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for schools and B− for walkability. The median home sells for €5,269/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Villaz has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Villaz 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.
Villaz has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The 2 things Villaz does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villaz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Voie romaine et inscription commémorative, in Dingy-Saint-Clair, 3.2 mi away.
3.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Villaz 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 Villaz.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 6 general practitioners in Villaz. Life expectancy in Haute-Savoie: 86.6 years for women and 81.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: 148 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 284: 48% below.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Villaz sell for €5,087/m² and apartments for €5,317/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €18.89/m² a month, near Haute-Savoie’s towns (€18.15/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 98 homes locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €5,087/m² | 45 |
| Apartments | €5,317/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
20% are under 15, above Haute-Savoie’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town. Line up the people of Villaz by age and the one in the middle is 40.9.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Villaz | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.4% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 59% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 4.2% are unemployed. At the census, 9.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 1,000 jobs are based in Villaz, for 1,900 working residents (0.5 per worker).
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.
Near Villaz, 97.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Haute-Savoie’s towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #18 of 61 in Haute-Savoie. Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé la Salle PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 173 | 94%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Louis LachenalNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 445 | 98%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Villaz. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villaz yet.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villaz is a commune of 3,607 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 →
Villaz has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #18 of 61 in Haute-Savoie. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villaz 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 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.