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819 people live in this town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Ruffieux isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.
The one thing Ruffieux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Ruffieux; none is classé, France’s top protection.
20% 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 Ruffieux. Best known first.
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Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ruffieux.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Ruffieux; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. A third of adults hold a degree, below Savoie’s towns (37%) but above compared French towns (30%). At 46.7, the median resident of Ruffieux sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Ruffieux | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Ruffieux has 200 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €28,400 a year per consumption unit, about level with Savoie’s towns (€28,360) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 4.1% of working residents in Ruffieux to work at the census.
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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.7 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri DunantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 66 | 89%−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.
House rents are put at about €10.36/m² a month. Houses accounted for two thirds of sales, apartments for the rest. Ruffieux recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Ruffieux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Mécoras: Photo: Anne des alpes · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ruffieux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruffieux | 819 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Culoz-Béon Ain | 3,453 | 3 | B | B | B− | C |
| Rumilly Haute-Savoie | 16,442 | 5 | B− | C− | B | C+ |
| Vallières-sur-Fier Haute-Savoie | 2,860 | 6 | — | C− | — | B |
| Entrelacs | 6,461 | 6.6 | B+ | D | A+ | B+ |
| La Biolle | 2,948 | 7.5 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Alby-sur-Chéran Haute-Savoie | 2,664 | 8.7 | — | C− | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ruffieux is a commune of 819 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Lac. 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 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.