Dept 74 Rank #73 / 96

Haute-Savoie

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Nearest city: Annecy / Genève TGV

🚄 TGV

Mont Blanc massif, Lake Annecy, sweeping Alpine panoramas

Why this score

Haute-Savoie boasts dramatic Alpine scenery, a strong tourist draw and good sunshine, but property prices are the steepest and winters bitter. La Haute-Savoie revendique des paysages alpins spectaculaires, un fort attrait touristique et un bon ensoleillement, mais les prix immobiliers y sont les plus élevés et les hivers rigoureux.

Communes

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Climate

Sunshine

2,042h/yr

Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.

p58 of 96

Sunny days

169/yr

days >50% sunlit

p66 of 96

Rain days

127/yr

Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.

p74 of 96

Annual rainfall

1,164mm/yr

total volume

#3 wettest of 96

Heavy rain

14/yr

≥ 20 mm/day

#3 most heavy-rain of 96

Torrential

0.4/yr

≥ 50 mm/day

p76 of 96

Hot days >30°

16/yr

Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.

p24 of 96

Winter mildness

1/10

-1.1 °C avg Jan low

Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.

#3 harshest winter of 96

Wind

2.0m/s

annual mean

Trend 2015-2025: windier by 0.06 m/s per year.

#5 calmest of 96

Muggy days

2/yr

TG≥22°C & HU≥70%

Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.

p13 of 96

Avg max temperature · °C

2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005

Hot days ≥35°C ~+1 days · +1 so far

Tropical nights ~+7 nights · +1 so far

Frost days ~-33 days · -27 so far

Dry-soil days ~+18 days

Landscape

Landscape score

8/10

p91 of 96

Max elevation

4,808m

#1 highest peak of 96

Forest cover

62.9%

p87 of 96

Characteristics

⛰ Mountains🏞 Dramatic landscape

Mont Blanc massif, Lake Annecy, sweeping Alpine panoramas

Identity

Haute-Savoie is the birthplace of Claude-Louis Berthollet (chimiste).

Notable figures born here

Terroir & appellations

Haute-Savoie lies within protected appellation areas, including Comté, Beaufort, Roussette de Savoie Frangy.

Distinctions

Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)

Station classée de tourisme (50)

Risks

Safety score

7/10

Flood risk

Very high

% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)

p93 of 96

Fire risk

Very low

Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index

p1 of 96

Seismic exposure

Very high

% in a seismic zone (most of France is)

p80 of 96

Major risks present

Share of the department's communes listing each risk category

Flooding Very high 100% p95 of 96

Earthquake Very high 100% p80 of 96

Ground movement Very high 100% p90 of 96

Radon Very high 100% p93 of 96

Industrial hazard Very high 100% p99 of 96

Other hazards Very high 100% p98 of 96

Hazardous-materials transport Moderate 43.7% p44 of 96

Avalanche Low 24.4% #3 most exposed of 96

+1 more

Dam failure Very low 13.6% p59 of 96

Transport

8/10

3.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness

TGV access

Yes

Direct TGV station

Highways

A40 · A41 · A410 · A411

Work locally

29.6%

work in own commune

Nearest hubs

🏙 Nearest city

Annecy / Genève TGV

✈ Airport

Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) · ~28 km

🚄 To Paris via TGV

3.5h direct

🛣 Highways

A40, A41, A410, A411

Services

Healthcare

6/10

APL 3.6

p52 of 96

Schools

6/10

Brevet 87%

p51 of 96

Fiber coverage

82%

#1 least fibre of 96

Intl schools

2schools

International programmes available

p47 of 96

People

Population

836,499

p75 of 96

Density

182/km²

Urban

+126% vs median 81

32 387

Pop trend

+1%/yr

+0.8 pts vs median · p95

Median income

$32,000

standard of living · $/yr

#4 highest of 96

Poverty rate

9.5%

below 60% of median living standard

#2 lowest of 96

Unemployment

8.5%

active population out of work

p5 of 96

Tourism

1 bed per 12 residents

p85 of 96 · 70,865 beds

1/92 1/9

Age distribution · % of population

0-14

18%

15-24

14%

25-39

15%

40-54

14%

55-69

18%

70+

21%

Office professionals

17.5%

cadres · engineers, managers, professionals

p76 of 96

Remote work

3.9%

télétravail · works without commuting

p24 of 96

Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers

Office

Managers & professionals

17.5%

At-home trades

Farmers

0.7%

Artisans & shopkeepers

7.6%

On-site · services, health, teaching, manual

Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers

28.9%

Clerical & service staff

25.1%

Manual workers

20.2%

Real estate

Median

$4,900/m²

$2,670 $8,460

House $5,000 Apt $4,870

+0.6%/yr 2023–25

Median surface

—m²

Taxe foncière

30.89%

typical commune rate · TFPB

#3 lowest of 96

Price distribution across communes · $/m²

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