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Some 2,130 people live in this town, in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Households here earn well (A−): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 5.7% unemployment. Its weakest is cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on walkability (C−). Homes change hands at a median €4,209/m².
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Sonnaz 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 3 things Sonnaz does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sonnaz 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.
Sonnaz has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sonnaz, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Sonnaz. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Caramagne3.5 km south, in ChambéryAttractionAttractionRotonde ferroviaire de Chambéry4.5 km south, in ChambéryChâteauChâteauChâteau Reinach4.8 km southwest, in La Motte-ServolexChurchChurchChapelle Saint-Saturnin de Saint-Alban-Leysse2.7 km southeast, in Saint-Alban-LeysseAttractionAttractionChâteau de Candie2 km southwest, in ChambéryTheme parkTheme parkNexus2 km west, in VoglansPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sonnaz.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up just over two thirds of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 37 houses and apartments changed hands in Sonnaz from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Of those in the labour force, 5.7% are unemployed. At the census, 7.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, 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
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. Graduates make up 46% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Sonnaz | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.9 mi away. Near Sonnaz, 94.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near both Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the general lycée, 96% of 339 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Côte RousseNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 154 | 73%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Louis ArmandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 339 | 96%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel privé La Salle Sainte-Anne - Savoisienne PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 56 | 95%+2 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 protected list starts in the 15th century. 7.8% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Savoie’s towns (5.9%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
101 deaths in Sonnaz between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 112: 10% below. Average lifespans in Savoie: 86.6 years for women, 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Sonnaz is Centre hospitalier Metropole Savoie site Chambery Mco, 3.7 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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
Sonnaz has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sonnaz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonnaz | 2,130 | — | — | D | — | C+ |
| La Motte-Servolex | 12,067 | 2.6 | B | D | B | B+ |
| Chambéry | 59,964 | 2.9 | C− | D | D | B |
| Drumettaz-Clarafond | 3,012 | 3.1 | B− | D | A− | B− |
| Bassens | 5,175 | 3.1 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Saint-Alban-Leysse | 6,734 | 3.4 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| Le Bourget-du-Lac | 5,216 | 3.5 | A− | D | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sonnaz has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 10.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 25% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sonnaz grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sonnaz is a commune of 2,130 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.