Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,954 in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Buying in is costly (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety is weaker too: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 20.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Where it does best is walkability — nearly three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It is strong on health as well (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The overall grade comes out at C, #27 of 32 in Savoie. On that grade it does better than 30% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Cognin 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 Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Cognin; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
4.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Cognin. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry2 km northeast, in Chambéry
MuseumLes Charmettes2.8 km east, in Chambéry
ChâteauChâteau de Caramagne3.2 km northeast, in ChambéryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Martinelin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Salinsin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cognin.
Jobs based in Cognin number 1,550, against 3,000 residents in work (0.5 per worker). 9.1% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than Savoie’s towns (7.2%) yet lower than compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €26,070 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Half the homes sold went for more than €2,975/m², between Savoie’s towns (€3,542/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). In Cognin, houses go for €3,480/m² and apartments for €2,711/m². Houses accounted for a fifth of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,480/m² | 48 |
| Apartments | €2,711/m² | 198 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The police record for Cognin lists 169 offenses in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (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 · For sexual violence and armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 1.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
12 GPs practise in Cognin. Life expectancy at birth in Savoie is 86.6 years for women and 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 732 residents of Cognin died, against 762 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 90% passed the bac pro, of 425 candidates at 6 lycées. Its collèges and lycées rank #22 of 34 in Savoie on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henry BordeauxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 95%+1 pt |
| Lycée général et technologique VaugelasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 353 | 99%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Sainte-Geneviève - Assomption Chambéry PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 81 | 96%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. 4.3% of its homes were built before 1919, below Savoie’s towns (5.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
37% of adults hold a degree, about level with Savoie’s towns (37%) and above compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Cognin is 42 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Cognin | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Cognin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cognin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognin | 6,954 | — | C | D | C | B+ |
| Jacob-Bellecombette | 4,499 | 1 | B− | D | A+ | C+ |
| Chambéry | 59,964 | 1.4 | C− | D | D | B |
| Barberaz | 5,306 | 2.4 | B− | D | C+ | A− |
| Bassens | 5,175 | 2.4 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| La Motte-Servolex | 12,067 | 2.8 | B | D | B | B+ |
| La Ravoire | 9,332 | 3.2 | B | D | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #25 of 32 in Savoie. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 74 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #22 of 34 in Savoie. 99% of 353 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Vaugelas in 2025, at 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 Cognin grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cognin is a commune of 6,954 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Chambéry. 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.