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Population 479: a town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Rognaix falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 17% of its housing.
The one thing Rognaix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rognaix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Villagerel, in Grand-Aigueblanche, 5.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rognaix.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, above Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Rognaix has a median age of 43.3. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Rognaix | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €29,220 a year per consumption unit. Rognaix has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 6.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Savoie’s towns (19.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
The market in Rognaix: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Rognaix. Best known first.
Nothing in Rognaix 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 Rognaix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rognaix | 479 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 3.6 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Grand-Aigueblanche | 3,780 | 5.8 | A− | C− | A | B− |
| Albertville | 19,978 | 6.7 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Gilly-sur-Isère | 3,149 | 7 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Moûtiers | 3,487 | 7.9 | C | B | D | D− |
| Mercury | 3,495 | 8 | — | D | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rognaix is a commune of 479 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arlysère. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.