Commugny canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 154 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 127 students in those schools. There was also 1 student was home schooled or attended another non-traditional school. , there were 15 students in Commugny who came from another municipality, while 467 residents attended schools outside the municipality. It was in Commugny that Jean Lanfray committed the murders that lead to Absinthe being banned in Switzerland. George de Mestral inventor of Velcro lived and died in
John Austin (inventor) John Austin (inventor) John Austin (April 17, 1752 – 1830), was a Scottish inventor, known for inventing musical equipment, improvements to weaving machines, and a new system of stenography. Austin was a native of Craigton. He was an apprentice to William and Walter Tait in Glasgow, and became a guild brother on January 18, 1776. He published at Glasgow, in or about 1800, a system of "Stenography which may be learned in an hour," on a single folio engraved sheet, price 2s. 6d. A note at the end announces the publication of a complete system by the same author, price