Press kit · department 74

Haute-Savoie.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Balme-de-Sillingy	Small cities	5,215	1 / 36	29 / 1747
Sillingy	Small cities	5,652	2 / 36	41 / 1747
Thônes	Small cities	6,654	3 / 36	44 / 1747
Marnaz	Small cities	5,920	4 / 36	78 / 1747
Thorens-Glières	Small cities	9,812	5 / 36	133 / 1747
Marignier	Small cities	6,432	6 / 36	229 / 1747
Thyez	Small cities	6,344	7 / 36	307 / 1747
Saint-Jorioz	Small cities	6,344	8 / 36	325 / 1747
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains	Small cities	5,678	9 / 36	326 / 1747
Faverges-Seythenex	Small cities	7,540	10 / 36	401 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Gaillard	Small cities	11,054	36 / 36	1738 / 1747
Annemasse	Mid-size cities	37,595	2 / 2	466 / 470
Ambilly	Small cities	6,269	35 / 36	1727 / 1747
Ville-la-Grand	Small cities	9,196	34 / 36	1715 / 1747
Reignier-Ésery	Small cities	8,112	33 / 36	1657 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Cruseilles	Small cities	5,058	1 / 36	162 / 1747
Marnaz	Small cities	5,920	2 / 36	327 / 1747
Scionzier	Small cities	9,074	3 / 36	330 / 1747
Thonon-les-Bains	Mid-size cities	37,689	1 / 2	94 / 470
Thorens-Glières	Small cities	9,812	4 / 36	360 / 1747
Valleiry	Small cities	5,090	5 / 36	369 / 1747
Cluses	Small cities	17,366	6 / 36	385 / 1747
Thônes	Small cities	6,654	7 / 36	411 / 1747
Viry	Small cities	5,625	8 / 36	433 / 1747
Évian-les-Bains	Small cities	9,224	9 / 36	514 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Balme-de-Sillingy	Small cities	5,215	36 / 36	1691 / 1747
Passy	Small cities	10,852	35 / 36	1623 / 1747
Sillingy	Small cities	5,652	34 / 36	1621 / 1747
Epagny Metz-Tessy	Small cities	8,642	33 / 36	1551 / 1747
Annecy	Large cities	131,272	1 / 1	47 / 53

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Epagny Metz-Tessy	Small cities	8,642	1 / 36	237 / 1747
Annecy	Large cities	131,272	1 / 1	24 / 53
Bonneville	Small cities	13,320	2 / 36	796 / 1747
Gaillard	Small cities	11,054	3 / 36	911 / 1747
Poisy	Small cities	9,032	4 / 36	929 / 1747
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	Small cities	8,673	5 / 36	951 / 1747
Sallanches	Small cities	17,041	6 / 36	993 / 1747
Thonon-les-Bains	Mid-size cities	37,689	1 / 2	306 / 470
Thônes	Small cities	6,654	7 / 36	1156 / 1747
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois	Small cities	15,925	8 / 36	1235 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Scionzier	Small cities	9,074	36 / 36	1745 / 1747
Bons-en-Chablais	Small cities	6,120	35 / 36	1735 / 1747
Sciez	Small cities	6,317	34 / 36	1725 / 1747
Thyez	Small cities	6,344	33 / 36	1719 / 1747
Marnaz	Small cities	5,920	32 / 36	1711 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Thônes	Small cities	6,654	1 / 36	12 / 1747
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	Small cities	8,673	2 / 36	161 / 1747
Cruseilles	Small cities	5,058	3 / 36	266 / 1747
Sallanches	Small cities	17,041	4 / 36	269 / 1747
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains	Small cities	5,678	5 / 36	361 / 1747
Faverges-Seythenex	Small cities	7,540	6 / 36	434 / 1747
Évian-les-Bains	Small cities	9,224	7 / 36	622 / 1747
Annecy	Large cities	131,272	1 / 1	20 / 53
Poisy	Small cities	9,032	8 / 36	704 / 1747
Roche-sur-Foron	Small cities	11,239	9 / 36	739 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois	Small cities	15,925	1 / 36	23 / 1747
Epagny Metz-Tessy	Small cities	8,642	2 / 36	37 / 1747
Rumilly	Small cities	16,082	3 / 36	46 / 1747
Scionzier	Small cities	9,074	4 / 36	94 / 1747
Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny	Small cities	7,848	5 / 36	108 / 1747
Douvaine	Small cities	6,788	6 / 36	111 / 1747
Sallanches	Small cities	17,041	7 / 36	121 / 1747
Bonneville	Small cities	13,320	8 / 36	123 / 1747
Annemasse	Mid-size cities	37,595	1 / 2	38 / 470
Marnaz	Small cities	5,920	9 / 36	292 / 1747

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains	Small cities	5,678	1 / 36	24 / 1747
Annecy	Large cities	131,272	1 / 1	2 / 53
Thônes	Small cities	6,654	2 / 36	85 / 1747
Epagny Metz-Tessy	Small cities	8,642	3 / 36	94 / 1747
Sallanches	Small cities	17,041	4 / 36	95 / 1747
Saint-Jorioz	Small cities	6,344	5 / 36	121 / 1747
Faverges-Seythenex	Small cities	7,540	6 / 36	154 / 1747
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	Small cities	8,673	7 / 36	162 / 1747
Passy	Small cities	10,852	8 / 36	172 / 1747
Sillingy	Small cities	5,652	9 / 36	232 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Ambilly	Small cities	6,269	36 / 36	1466 / 1747
Reignier-Ésery	Small cities	8,112	35 / 36	1239 / 1747
Saint-Julien-en-Genevois	Small cities	15,925	34 / 36	1216 / 1747
Viry	Small cities	5,625	33 / 36	1212 / 1747
Scionzier	Small cities	9,074	32 / 36	1210 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Thyez	Small cities	6,344	1 / 36	3 / 1747
Gaillard	Small cities	11,054	2 / 36	32 / 1747
Annecy	Large cities	131,272	1 / 1	1 / 53
Rumilly	Small cities	16,082	3 / 36	40 / 1747
Annemasse	Mid-size cities	37,595	1 / 2	29 / 470
Valleiry	Small cities	5,090	4 / 36	108 / 1747
Balme-de-Sillingy	Small cities	5,215	5 / 36	129 / 1747
Viry	Small cities	5,625	6 / 36	179 / 1747
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains	Small cities	5,678	7 / 36	248 / 1747
Sallanches	Small cities	17,041	8 / 36	268 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Poisy	Small cities	9,032	36 / 36	1499 / 1747
Marnaz	Small cities	5,920	35 / 36	1310 / 1747
Cluses	Small cities	17,366	34 / 36	1183 / 1747
Roche-sur-Foron	Small cities	11,239	33 / 36	1158 / 1747
Sciez	Small cities	6,317	32 / 36	1058 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains	Small cities	5,678	1 / 36	32 / 1747
Thorens-Glières	Small cities	9,812	2 / 36	38 / 1747
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	Small cities	8,673	3 / 36	50 / 1747
Faverges-Seythenex	Small cities	7,540	4 / 36	77 / 1747
Thônes	Small cities	6,654	5 / 36	78 / 1747
Saint-Jorioz	Small cities	6,344	6 / 36	93 / 1747
Passy	Small cities	10,852	7 / 36	95 / 1747
Thonon-les-Bains	Mid-size cities	37,689	1 / 2	34 / 470
Cruseilles	Small cities	5,058	8 / 36	156 / 1747
Scionzier	Small cities	9,074	9 / 36	219 / 1747

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.