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Douvaine

Douvaine has 6,788 residents and 3,630 homes, 39% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €4,070/m² over five years, 7% below the département figure. The median living standard is €32,160 a year. Around the town hall, 63 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 74105 · Postcode 74140 · Updated 24 October 2026
6,788residents2022 census
€4,070/m²median price per m²Haute-Savoie : €4,400/m²
14%green space within 500 maround the town hall
63services within a 15-minute walkaround the town hall
Douvaine in Haute-SavoieDouvaine highlighted; the rest of the département in grey
Map of Haute-Savoie with Douvaine highlighted

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

6,788 residents and 3,134 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

20%
aged under 15
18%
aged 15–29
18%
aged 60 and over
42%
of households are people living alone
25%
of households are couples with children
12%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

3,630 homes, 86% of them main residences, with 3.7 rooms on average.

39%
of homes are houses
54%
of households own their home
13%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
5%
second homes
9%
empty homes
94%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19195%
1919–19452%
1946–19707%
1971–199028%
1991–200522%
2006–201936%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

599 house and flat sales over five years.

€4,070/m²median price, houses and flatsHaute-Savoie : €4,400/m²
€4,040/m²flats367 sales
€4,200/m²houses232 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Median living standard of €32,160 a year in 2021.

€32,160median living standard a year2021
11.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€13,550the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€70,390the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
10.5%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
35%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
7%
managers and professionals among over-15s
16%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Burglaries of homes226.1 per 1,000+22%
Thefts from people without violence405.9 per 1,000−13%
Physical violence outside the family142.1 per 1,000−7%
Domestic physical violence304.4 per 1,000+7%
Sexual violence111.6 per 1,000+10%
Vehicle thefts121.8 per 1,000=
Thefts from vehicles131.9 per 1,000−13%
Deliberate damage and vandalism7511.0 per 1,000+21%
Fraud and payment card fraud629.1 per 1,000+38%

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. 10 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 6.3 km away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries4
Pharmacies2
Doctors2
Dentists1
Cafés and bars0
Restaurants6
Parks and gardens4
Playgrounds3
Sports pitches19
Gyms and sports halls4
Libraries0
Nurseries and childcare1
Bus stops10
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Douvaine on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

5.9GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 9.7
2pharmacieson 1 January 2025
3food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners4
Dentists19
Nurses7
Physiotherapists14
Pharmacies2
Group health centres1
Supermarkets and hypermarkets3
Bakeries5
Butchers1
Petrol stations2
EV charging stations2
Post offices and postal points1
Banks7
Police and gendarmerie1
Restaurants24
Hairdressers10
Nurseries1
Sports halls2
Gyms1
Cinemas1
Libraries1

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for Douvaine, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Floodingflash flooding, run-off and mudflows, debris flows, groundwater flooding
Ground movementrockfalls, landslides
Earthquake
Radon
Industrial hazard
Unexploded wartime munitions
5natural-disaster declarationssince 1982
November 2023latest recognised eventFloods and mudflows

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows3
Drought (clay shrinkage)1
Storms and cyclones1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Schools.

3 primary and nursery schools, 2 collèges and 0 lycées are open here, 3 of them state schools.

Collège du Bas ChablaisLower secondary (collège) · state
Collège privé Saint-FrançoisLower secondary (collège) · private
Ecole maternelle publique DOUVAINENursery school · state
Ecole primaire privée Saint François DOUVAINEPrimary school · private
Ecole élémentaire publique DOUVAINEPrimary school · state

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules and each school’s own policy.

Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.