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A town in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 1,062 people.
Villy-le-Pelloux’s best grade is for health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is walkability — 15% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €5,172/m² costs 8.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Cruseilles. It skews young: only 8% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Villy-le-Pelloux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Villy-le-Pelloux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Villy-le-Pelloux 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.
Villy-le-Pelloux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Villy-le-Pelloux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Edifice gallo-romain dit Basilique de Boutae, in Annecy, 6.1 mi away.
2.7% 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 Villy-le-Pelloux.
8.1% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Haute-Savoie’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 23% of residents are under 15. The middle age in Villy-le-Pelloux is 34.8.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Villy-le-Pelloux | Haute-Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 37% | 28% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 8.1% | 17% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 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
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Haute-Savoie: 86.6 years for women, 81.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 38 deaths in Villy-le-Pelloux from 2016 to 2025; there were 25, 33% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Villy-le-Pelloux is Antenne Smur Meythet, 4.5 mi away.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.1 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 4.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du ParmelanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 216 | 94%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Villy-le-Pelloux holds 250 jobs; 600 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. At the census, 7.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 7.6%.
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.
33 sales of houses and apartments in Villy-le-Pelloux, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €5,172/m². A house rents for an estimated €16.42/m² a month. The sales split: 42% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Villy-le-Pelloux 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 Villy-le-Pelloux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villy-le-Pelloux | 1,062 | — | — | C+ | — | A |
| Groisy | 4,082 | 2.2 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Cruseilles | 5,376 | 2.5 | A− | C+ | B− | B |
| Fillière | 10,075 | 3.4 | A− | D | A+ | B |
| Argonay | 3,807 | 3.9 | B | D− | C+ | A |
| Villaz | 3,607 | 4.3 | — | D− | — | A+ |
| Epagny Metz-Tessy | 8,925 | 4.6 | C− | D− | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Villy-le-Pelloux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €5,172/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Villy-le-Pelloux grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villy-le-Pelloux is a commune of 1,062 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Cruseilles. 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 8, 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.