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Sciez

Sciez has 6,317 residents and 3,599 homes, 65% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €4,150/m² over five years, 6% below the département figure. The median living standard is €31,650 a year. Around the town hall, 48 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 74263 · Postcode 74140 · Updated 24 October 2026
6,317residents2022 census
€4,150/m²median price per m²Haute-Savoie : €4,400/m²
21%green space within 500 maround the town hall
48services within a 15-minute walkaround the town hall
Sciez in Haute-SavoieSciez highlighted; the rest of the département in grey
Map of Haute-Savoie with Sciez highlighted

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

People.

6,317 residents and 2,877 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

19%
aged under 15
16%
aged 15–29
21%
aged 60 and over
34%
of households are people living alone
28%
of households are couples with children
10%
of households are single-parent families

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

Homes.

3,599 homes, 80% of them main residences, with 4.1 rooms on average.

65%
of homes are houses
66%
of households own their home
12%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
12%
second homes
8%
empty homes
94%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19196%
1919–19454%
1946–197012%
1971–199027%
1991–200523%
2006–201929%

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

Property prices.

524 house and flat sales over five years.

€4,150/m²median price, houses and flatsHaute-Savoie : €4,400/m²
€3,980/m²flats210 sales
€4,300/m²houses314 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 €31,650 a year in 2021.

€31,650median living standard a year2021
10.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€13,760the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€66,230the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
11.1%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
32%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
9%
managers and professionals among over-15s
22%
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 homes236.4 per 1,000−15%
Thefts from people without violence325.0 per 1,000−11%
Physical violence outside the family132.0 per 1,000–
Domestic physical violence314.8 per 1,000+107%
Vehicle thefts81.2 per 1,000+14%
Thefts from vehicles111.7 per 1,000−31%
Deliberate damage and vandalism436.7 per 1,000−7%
Fraud and payment card fraud467.1 per 1,000−13%

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. 6 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 5.0 km away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops2
Bakeries1
Pharmacies1
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and bars1
Restaurants4
Parks and gardens0
Playgrounds3
Sports pitches13
Gyms and sports halls3
Libraries0
Nurseries and childcare0
Bus stops9
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

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

9.5GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 9.7
2pharmacieson 1 January 2025
4food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners6
Dentists1
Nurses5
Physiotherapists6
Pharmacies2
Supermarkets and hypermarkets1
Convenience stores and grocers3
Bakeries3
Butchers1
Petrol stations1
EV charging stations1
Post offices and postal points1
Banks1
Police and gendarmerie1
Restaurants20
Hairdressers5
Nurseries1
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 Sciez, 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
Transport of hazardous goods
Unexploded wartime munitions
6natural-disaster declarationssince 1982
April 2022latest recognised eventDrought (clay shrinkage)

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Drought (clay shrinkage)2
Earthquakes1
Floods and mudflows1
Storms and cyclones1
Ground movement1

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.

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

Ecole primaire publique Des Buclines SCIEZPrimary school · state
Ecole primaire publique Les Petits Crets SCIEZPrimary 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.