Annecy population (greater city) (2022): 131,272

Annecy population for Eurostat's greater city geography in France was 131,272 on 1 January 2022.

greater city Country France (FR) Geography City / greater city Area 81 km² Sources Eurostat · EEA · Copernicus
Annecy · France
Population
131,272
people · 2022
#91 of 163
Density
1,615
persons per km2 · 2022
#85 of 163
Avg temp
9.4
°C · 1991-2020
#461 of 601
Rainfall
1,646
mm per year · 1991-2020
#12 of 601
Regional GDP
€39,000
EUR per inhabitant · 2024
Life expectancy
84.2
years · 2024

Its the average apartment price is €5,117.00 per m² (2022) — 4th highest of the 79 cities reporting this Eurostat field.

Its 1991–2020 climate normal is a mean annual temperature of 9.4 °C with 1,646 mm of precipitation a year (Copernicus ERA5-Land).

In its wider region (NUTS FRK28), GDP was €39,000 per inhabitant (2024, Eurostat) — a regional figure, not a city value.

This profile reports 31 of the 50 indicators currently tracked for European cities; the rest are not reported for Annecy. Source: official datasets listed in the source registry.

Population & demographics

Population on 1 January, total
Label the page as Eurostat city or greater-city population for the stated year. · Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - cities and greater cities ↗
#91 of 163 · 44th pct · #36 in France
131,272
people · 2022
Population density (population divided by GISCO area)
Derived from Eurostat population and GISCO Urban Audit area; same grain as the population figure. · Derived: population density ↗
#85 of 163 · 48th pct · #50 in France
1,615
persons per km2 · 2022
Share of population aged 65 and over
Derived from Eurostat city age bands; share of the reported total population. · Derived: share aged 65 and over ↗
#69 of 160 · 56th pct · #28 in France
20.5%
of population · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Population on 1 January, total
Annecy: Population on 1 January, total in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 131,272. Higher than 72 of 163 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 37,960 to 10,353,710; median 143,083.
Annecy: Population on 1 January, total in the same year and geography grain
Annecy131,272
Higher than72 of 163 records in the same comparison group
Median143,083
Population density (population divided by GISCO area)
Annecy: Population density (population divided by GISCO area) in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 1,615. Higher than 78 of 163 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 162 to 17,622; median 1,661.
Annecy: Population density (population divided by GISCO area) in the same year and geography grain
Annecy1,615
Higher than78 of 163 records in the same comparison group
Median1,661
Share of population aged 65 and over
Annecy: Share of population aged 65 and over in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 20.5%. Higher than 89 of 160 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 12.2% to 34.1%; median 19.7%.
Annecy: Share of population aged 65 and over in the same year and geography grain
Annecy20.5%
Higher than89 of 160 records in the same comparison group
Median19.7%

Climate (ERA5-Land normals)

Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly means (1991-2020 normals) ↗ · ERA5-Land reanalysis at the city centroid grid cell; not station weather or a forecast.
Annecy climate by monthAnnecy monthly 1991-2020 normals. Temperature 0.2°C to 18.8°C; warmest Jul, coldest Jan. Precipitation up to 165mm per month.
Annecy monthly climate normals
MonthTempPrecip
Jan0.2°C131mm
Feb1.3°C115mm
Mar5.0°C126mm
Apr8.8°C126mm
May12.9°C165mm
Jun16.6°C152mm
Jul18.8°C153mm
Aug18.7°C137mm
Sep14.5°C122mm
Oct10.3°C128mm
Nov4.5°C139mm
Dec0.8°C153mm
ERA5-Land 1991–2020 normals.
Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#461 of 601 · 23rd pct · #71 in France
9.4
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#452 of 601 · 25th pct · #72 in France
0.2
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
#377 of 601 · 37th pct · #50 in France
18.8
°C · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal)
ERA5-Land reanalysis total precipitation at the city centroid grid cell; not station weather.
#12 of 601 · 98th pct · #1 in France
1,646
mm per year · centroid · 1991-2020
Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal)
ERA5-Land mean surface solar radiation; this is irradiance, NOT sunshine hours.
#213 of 601 · 65th pct · #23 in France
154
W per m2 · centroid · 1991-2020
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Annecy: Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 9.4. Higher than 139 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1.3 to 24.5; median 10.6.
Annecy: Mean annual air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Annecy9.4
Higher than139 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median10.6
Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Annecy: Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 0.2. Higher than 149 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range -9.3 to 13.5; median 2.6.
Annecy: Mean January air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Annecy0.2
Higher than149 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median2.6
Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal)
Annecy: Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 18.8. Higher than 223 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 12.5 to 38.1; median 19.3.
Annecy: Mean July air temperature (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Annecy18.8
Higher than223 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median19.3
Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal)
Annecy: Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 1,646. Higher than 589 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 261 to 2,516; median 816.
Annecy: Mean annual precipitation (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Annecy1,646
Higher than589 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median816
Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal)
Annecy: Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 154. Higher than 388 of 601 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 96 to 230; median 136.
Annecy: Mean surface solar radiation downwards (1991-2020 normal) in the same year and geography grain
Annecy154
Higher than388 of 601 records in the same comparison group
Median136

Air quality (EEA annualized)

Monthly AQ statistics in European cities ↗ · Days-weighted annual mean from EEA monthly city averages after coverage filtering; not a forecast or station-only value.
Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#320 of 329 · 3rd pct · #50 in France
8
µg/m3 · FR038C2 · 2024
Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#142 of 281 · 49th pct · #32 in France
52
µg/m3 · FR038C2 · 2024
Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
#245 of 298 · 18th pct · #37 in France
7
µg/m3 · FR038C2 · 2024
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Annecy: Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 8. Higher than 9 of 329 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 5 to 35; median 16.
Annecy: Annual mean NO2 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Annecy8
Higher than9 of 329 records in the same comparison group
Median16
Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Annecy: Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 52. Higher than 139 of 281 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 33 to 81; median 52.
Annecy: Annual mean O3 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Annecy52
Higher than139 of 281 records in the same comparison group
Median52
Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages
Annecy: Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 7. Higher than 53 of 298 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 3 to 22; median 9.
Annecy: Annual mean PM2.5 concentration from EEA monthly city averages in the same year and geography grain
Annecy7
Higher than53 of 298 records in the same comparison group
Median9

Housing & living costs

Living conditions - cities and greater cities ↗ · Coverage is voluntary and city-level availability must be shown.
Average price for buying a house
#3 of 87 · 97th pct · #3 in France
€805,394
EUR · 2022
Average price for buying an apartment
#3 of 87 · 97th pct · #3 in France
€327,077
EUR · 2022
Average price for buying a house per m2
#3 of 79 · 96th pct · #3 in France
€7,109.00
EUR per m2 · 2022
Average price for buying an apartment per m2
#4 of 79 · 95th pct · #4 in France
€5,117.00
EUR per m2 · 2022
Compare with same-grain records from the same year
Average price for buying a house
Annecy: Average price for buying a house in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: €805,394. Higher than 84 of 87 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €115,394 to €1,019,946; median €269,488.
Annecy: Average price for buying a house in the same year and geography grain
Annecy€805,394
Higher than84 of 87 records in the same comparison group
Median€269,488
Average price for buying an apartment
Annecy: Average price for buying an apartment in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: €327,077. Higher than 84 of 87 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €75,560 to €400,891; median €155,406.
Annecy: Average price for buying an apartment in the same year and geography grain
Annecy€327,077
Higher than84 of 87 records in the same comparison group
Median€155,406
Average price for buying a house per m2
Annecy: Average price for buying a house per m2 in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: €7,109.00. Higher than 76 of 79 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €793.00 to €8,308.00; median €2,655.00.
Annecy: Average price for buying a house per m2 in the same year and geography grain
Annecy€7,109.00
Higher than76 of 79 records in the same comparison group
Median€2,655.00
Average price for buying an apartment per m2
Annecy: Average price for buying an apartment per m2 in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: €5,117.00. Higher than 75 of 79 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €1,054.00 to €7,185.00; median €2,333.00.
Annecy: Average price for buying an apartment per m2 in the same year and geography grain
Annecy€5,117.00
Higher than75 of 79 records in the same comparison group
Median€2,333.00
Unemployment rate
Eurostat city or greater-city unemployment rate for the stated year; national definitions and observation flags still apply.
#106 of 128 · 17th pct · #63 in France
8.8%d
of population · 2022
Total employment/jobs (workplace based)
Workplace-based jobs reported for the Eurostat city or greater-city geography; not employed residents or job openings.
#68 of 141 · 52nd pct · #34 in France
74,315d
jobs · 2022
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Unemployment rate
Annecy: Unemployment rate in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 8.8%. Higher than 22 of 128 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1.9% to 22.7%; median 13.2%.
Annecy: Unemployment rate in the same year and geography grain
Annecy8.8%
Higher than22 of 128 records in the same comparison group
Median13.2%
Total employment/jobs (workplace based)
Annecy: Total employment/jobs (workplace based) in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 74,315. Higher than 73 of 141 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 15,527 to 5,298,886; median 71,369.
Annecy: Total employment/jobs (workplace based) in the same year and geography grain
Annecy74,315
Higher than73 of 141 records in the same comparison group
Median71,369

Education

Share of students in higher education in the total population
Students in ISCED levels 5-8 per 1000 residents; not the share of residents with a university degree. · Education - cities and greater cities ↗
#85 of 142 · 39th pct · #42 in France
61
students per 1000 residents · 2022
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Share of students in higher education in the total population
Annecy: Share of students in higher education in the total population in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 61. Higher than 56 of 142 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1 to 288; median 71.
Annecy: Share of students in higher education in the total population in the same year and geography grain
Annecy61
Higher than56 of 142 records in the same comparison group
Median71
Crude birth rate
Annual live births per 1000 residents for the reported Eurostat geography; not a fertility rate.
#42 of 154 · 72nd pct · #33 in France
11
births per 1000 residents · 2022
Crude death rate
Annual deaths per 1000 residents for the reported Eurostat geography; age structure strongly affects comparisons.
#113 of 156 · 28th pct · #41 in France
9
deaths per 1000 residents · 2022
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Crude birth rate
Annecy: Crude birth rate in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 11. Higher than 111 of 154 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 39; median 10.
Annecy: Crude birth rate in the same year and geography grain
Annecy11
Higher than111 of 154 records in the same comparison group
Median10
Crude death rate
Annecy: Crude death rate in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 9. Higher than 43 of 156 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 6 to 16; median 10.
Annecy: Crude death rate in the same year and geography grain
Annecy9
Higher than43 of 156 records in the same comparison group
Median10
Number of registered cars per 1000 population
Registered cars per resident, not congestion, traffic speed or household car access.
#18 of 137 · 87th pct · #7 in France
568
cars per 1000 population · 2022
People killed in road accidents per 10000 population
Small annual rates can be volatile; do not present as a full traffic-safety score.
#50 of 140 · 63rd pct · #22 in France
0
deaths per 10000 population · 2022
Cost of a taxi ride of 5 km to the centre at daytime
This is a transport-cost input, not a full cost-of-living index.
#17 of 81 · 78th pct · #6 in France
€14e
EUR · 2022
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Number of registered cars per 1000 population
Annecy: Number of registered cars per 1000 population in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 568. Higher than 119 of 137 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 257 to 816; median 482.
Annecy: Number of registered cars per 1000 population in the same year and geography grain
Annecy568
Higher than119 of 137 records in the same comparison group
Median482
People killed in road accidents per 10000 population
Annecy: People killed in road accidents per 10000 population in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 0. Higher than 88 of 140 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 1; median 0.
Annecy: People killed in road accidents per 10000 population in the same year and geography grain
Annecy0
Higher than88 of 140 records in the same comparison group
Median0
Cost of a taxi ride of 5 km to the centre at daytime
Annecy: Cost of a taxi ride of 5 km to the centre at daytime in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: €14. Higher than 63 of 81 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range €8 to €33; median €12.
Annecy: Cost of a taxi ride of 5 km to the centre at daytime in the same year and geography grain
Annecy€14
Higher than63 of 81 records in the same comparison group
Median€12

Country price context (PPP)

Country price level index for GDP
Country-grain price-level context; not a city cost-of-living basket or local price survey. · Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 1999 ↗
109
EU27_2020=100 · FR · 2024

Tourism

Total nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments
Accommodation nights are not total visitors or day trips. · Culture and tourism - cities and greater cities ↗
#25 of 82 · 70th pct · #19 in France
1,188,801e
nights / year · 2022
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Total nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments
Annecy: Total nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 1,188,801. Higher than 57 of 82 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 30,931 to 71,423,725; median 683,405.
Annecy: Total nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the same year and geography grain
Annecy1,188,801
Higher than57 of 82 records in the same comparison group
Median683,405
Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents
Cinema-seat capacity per resident; not annual attendance or a culture score.
#8 of 121 · 93rd pct · #6 in France
44
seats per 1000 residents · 2022
Cinema attendance per year
Culture attendance count where reported; not a full cultural-offer index.
#34 of 117 · 71st pct · #23 in France
659,697
visits per year · 2022
Number of museum visitors per year
Museum visitor count where reported; not a count of museums or all cultural visits.
#43 of 99 · 57th pct · #25 in France
138,391
visits per year · 2022
Number of public libraries (all distribution points)
Library distribution points where reported; not library visits or service quality.
#52 of 124 · 56th pct · #25 in France
12
libraries · 2022
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Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents
Annecy: Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 44. Higher than 113 of 121 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 53; median 23.
Annecy: Number of cinema seats per 1000 residents in the same year and geography grain
Annecy44
Higher than113 of 121 records in the same comparison group
Median23
Cinema attendance per year
Annecy: Cinema attendance per year in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 659,697. Higher than 83 of 117 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 35,526,645; median 454,396.
Annecy: Cinema attendance per year in the same year and geography grain
Annecy659,697
Higher than83 of 117 records in the same comparison group
Median454,396
Number of museum visitors per year
Annecy: Number of museum visitors per year in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 138,391. Higher than 56 of 99 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 0 to 8,946,728; median 88,416.
Annecy: Number of museum visitors per year in the same year and geography grain
Annecy138,391
Higher than56 of 99 records in the same comparison group
Median88,416
Number of public libraries (all distribution points)
Annecy: Number of public libraries (all distribution points) in the same year and geography grainAnnecy: 12. Higher than 69 of 124 reporting records in the same comparison group. Range 1 to 539; median 10.
Annecy: Number of public libraries (all distribution points) in the same year and geography grain
Annecy12
Higher than69 of 124 records in the same comparison group
Median10

Regional context (NUTS)

Values describe the city's NUTS region, not the city itself
Regional GDP per inhabitant
NUTS3 regional value, not a city figure; the city lies within this region. · Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 region ↗
€39,000
EUR per inhabitant · FRK28 · 2024
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes
NUTS2 regional value at birth, both sexes; not a city-specific figure. · Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region ↗
84.2
years · FRK2 · 2024

Common questions

What is the population of Annecy?

Annecy had a population of 131,272 on 1 January 2022 (Eurostat greater city figure), the 91st largest of the 163 reporting greater city records in the same year.

What is the climate of Annecy?

Its 1991–2020 ERA5-Land normal is a mean annual temperature of 9.4 °C (January 0.2 °C, July 18.8 °C) with 1,646 mm of precipitation a year. This is reanalysis, not station weather.

Not reported for this city: Resident perception survey. Eurostat Urban Audit coverage is voluntary, so some indicators are unavailable for some cities.

Eurostat flags: d = definition differs · e = estimated

Every figure is an official indicator with its source linked. Ranks compare only records with the same reference year and geography grain. See the methodology.

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