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Best places to live in Greater Geneva, France side

197 municipalities with 533,545 residents within about 35 km of Geneva, on the France side of the border, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Geneva, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

The core of the area lies in Switzerland: Greater Geneva in Switzerland.

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For young families

  1. 1Thonon-les-Bains
    Haute-Savoie, 34,756 residents    57
  2. 2Gex
    Ain, 13,118 residents    56
  3. 3Divonne-les-Bains
    Ain, 9,644 residents    55
  4. 4Allinges
    Haute-Savoie, 4,459 residents    55
  5. 5Villaz
    Haute-Savoie, 3,427 residents    54
  6. 6Reignier-Ésery
    Haute-Savoie, 7,994 residents    54
  7. 7Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
    Haute-Savoie, 6,573 residents    54
  8. 8Douvaine
    Haute-Savoie, 5,948 residents    54
  9. 9La Balme-de-Sillingy
    Haute-Savoie, 5,037 residents    54
  10. 10Cessy
    Ain, 4,856 residents    54

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For retired couples

  1. 1Thonon-les-Bains
    Haute-Savoie, 34,756 residents    70
  2. 2Viry
    Haute-Savoie, 5,182 residents    69
  3. 3Reignier-Ésery
    Haute-Savoie, 7,994 residents    68
  4. 4Collonges-sous-Salève
    Haute-Savoie, 3,979 residents    68
  5. 5Epagny Metz-Tessy
    Haute-Savoie, 7,824 residents    68
  6. 6Beaumont
    Haute-Savoie, 2,838 residents    68
  7. 7Archamps
    Haute-Savoie, 2,556 residents    67
  8. 8Sillingy
    Haute-Savoie, 5,245 residents    67
  9. 9Sciez
    Haute-Savoie, 6,033 residents    67
  10. 10Saint-Claude
    Jura, 9,279 residents    66

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For remote workers

  1. 1Saint-Claude
    Jura, 9,279 residents    70
  2. 2Thonon-les-Bains
    Haute-Savoie, 34,756 residents    58
  3. 3Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
    Haute-Savoie, 6,573 residents    56
  4. 4Bonneville
    Haute-Savoie, 12,608 residents    56
  5. 5Reignier-Ésery
    Haute-Savoie, 7,994 residents    55
  6. 6Sciez
    Haute-Savoie, 6,033 residents    53
  7. 7Fillière
    Haute-Savoie, 9,255 residents    53
  8. 8Epagny Metz-Tessy
    Haute-Savoie, 7,824 residents    53
  9. 9Gex
    Ain, 13,118 residents    53
  10. 10Douvaine
    Haute-Savoie, 5,948 residents    53

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For commuters

  1. 1Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
    Haute-Savoie, 14,258 residents    76
  2. 2Epagny Metz-Tessy
    Haute-Savoie, 7,824 residents    75
  3. 3Vétraz-Monthoux
    Haute-Savoie, 8,900 residents    75
  4. 4Argonay
    Haute-Savoie, 3,025 residents    75
  5. 5Ferney-Voltaire
    Ain, 9,766 residents    75
  6. 6Gaillard
    Haute-Savoie, 10,619 residents    75
  7. 7Ville-la-Grand
    Haute-Savoie, 8,802 residents    74
  8. 8Collonges-sous-Salève
    Haute-Savoie, 3,979 residents    74
  9. 9Saint-Genis-Pouilly
    Ain, 12,544 residents    73
  10. 10Prévessin-Moëns
    Ain, 8,233 residents    73

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For single professionals

  1. 1Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
    Haute-Savoie, 14,258 residents    61
  2. 2Gaillard
    Haute-Savoie, 10,619 residents    60
  3. 3Vétraz-Monthoux
    Haute-Savoie, 8,900 residents    60
  4. 4Ville-la-Grand
    Haute-Savoie, 8,802 residents    60
  5. 5Ferney-Voltaire
    Ain, 9,766 residents    60
  6. 6Ambilly
    Haute-Savoie, 6,385 residents    60
  7. 7Annemasse
    Haute-Savoie, 35,712 residents    60
  8. 8Prévessin-Moëns
    Ain, 8,233 residents    58
  9. 9Saint-Genis-Pouilly
    Ain, 12,544 residents    58
  10. 10Epagny Metz-Tessy
    Haute-Savoie, 7,824 residents    55

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Saint-Claude
    Jura, 9,279 residents    60
  2. 2Bonneville
    Haute-Savoie, 12,608 residents    25
  3. 3Allinges
    Haute-Savoie, 4,459 residents    24
  4. 4Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny
    Haute-Savoie, 6,573 residents    24
  5. 5La Roche-sur-Foron
    Haute-Savoie, 11,339 residents    23
  6. 6Marignier
    Haute-Savoie, 6,445 residents    23
  7. 7Thonon-les-Bains
    Haute-Savoie, 34,756 residents    23
  8. 8Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
    Haute-Savoie, 14,258 residents    23
  9. 9Margencel
    Haute-Savoie, 2,145 residents    22
  10. 10Vétraz-Monthoux
    Haute-Savoie, 8,900 residents    22

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Towns in Greater Geneva, France side