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The town, home to 425 people, lies in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Vions has none. 11% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Vions does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vions as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Site archéologique de Conjux-le-Port 3 immergé dans le lac du Bourget, in Conjux, 2 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Vions. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Montvéran3.6 km northwest, in Culoz-BéonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châtillon3.9 km southeast, in ChindrieuxFortFortMaison forte de Champrovent1.8 km southeast, in ChindrieuxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lavours3.1 km southwest, in LavoursMuseumMuseumMusée gallo-romain de Chanaz2.2 km southwest, in ChanazPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vions.
19% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, below both Savoie’s towns (37%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Vions | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €24,480 a year per consumption unit. Vions holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Also worth knowing: nearly one in ten 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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.8 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.9 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.
10 houses and apartments changed hands in Vions from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Vions is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Vions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vions | 425 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Culoz-Béon Ain | 3,453 | 2.2 | B | B | B− | C |
| Entrelacs | 6,461 | 7 | B+ | D | A+ | B+ |
| Rumilly Haute-Savoie | 16,442 | 7.1 | B− | C− | B | C+ |
| La Biolle | 2,948 | 7.3 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Belley Ain | 9,388 | 7.4 | A− | B− | B− | B |
| Vallières-sur-Fier Haute-Savoie | 2,860 | 8.4 | — | C− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vions is a commune of 425 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.