Tattoo shops in Annecy
Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has 7 tattoo shops on the map. All 7 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns. Walk-ins are worth asking about, but the good custom work everywhere books weeks out.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Annecy (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Freak's tatoo and La Griffe, plus Tattoo & Street shop. If a studio's missing from Annecy's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Annecy tattoo lineup
7 in Annecy, plus 44 more around Annecy below:
Freak's tatoo
Tattoo studio0.8 km from Annecy
Freak's tatoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Freak's tatoo: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00.
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-18:00
La Griffe
Tattoo studio0.9 km from Annecy
La Griffe — Tattoo studio.
Tattoo & Street shop
Tattoo studio1.0 km from Annecy
Tattoo & Street shop — Tattoo studio.
Fred Tatoo
Tattoo studio1.4 km from Annecy
Fred Tatoo is Tattoo studio on 43 Avenue de Genève, Annecy. Fred Tatoo also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
43 Avenue de Genève, Annecy, 74000
The Raven’s Nest Tattoo
Tattoo studio1.9 km from Annecy
The Raven’s Nest Tattoo is Tattoo studio. The Raven’s Nest Tattoo also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Nevrose Tattoo
Tattoo studio4.8 km from Annecy
Nevrose Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Au son de l'encre
Tattoo studio7.5 km from Annecy
Au son de l'encre is Tattoo studio.
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Annecy
1 of the 7 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — tattoo studios often work by appointment, so posted hours can be more of a guideline than a promise.
2 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The one mapped tattoo shop sits on 43 Avenue de Genève — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.
The Annecy tattoo shop tour
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Freak's tatoo, La Griffe, Tattoo & Street shop, Fred Tatoo on 43 Avenue de Genève, The Raven’s Nest Tattoo, Nevrose Tattoo, and Au son de l'encre. That's 7 stops on the Annecy tattoo shop tour.
Tattoo tips for Annecy
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Annecy:
- Be honest about your pain tolerance at Freak's tatoo. Ribs, feet and inner arms hurt more. A good artist will tell you straight and plan breaks.
- No swimming while it heals at La Griffe. Pools, lakes, hot tubs — all off limits for two to three weeks. Fresh tattoos and bacteria don't mix.
- Check healed photos. Fresh tattoos always look good. Ask to see healed work — that's the real quality test.
- Match the artist to the style. Fine line, blackwork, traditional, realism — artists specialise. The best studio in town is the wrong one if the style's off.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Annecy — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new tattoo shop in Annecy can take a while to appear. The 7 above are only as current as the community map. A tattoo shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.
If you run one of the 7 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more tattoo shops around Annecy
44 more within about 40 km of Annecy — here are the 15 nearest:
Planet Tatoo
Tattoo studio12.1 km from Annecy
Planet Tatoo is Tattoo studio.
Imagink Tattoo
Tattoo studio14.8 km from Annecy
Imagink Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Yaute club
Tattoo studio15.3 km from Annecy
Yaute club — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Yaute club: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00
La coloc
Tattoo studio16.0 km from Annecy
La coloc — Tattoo studio.
Pensées d'Encre
Tattoo studio19.0 km from Annecy
Pensées d'Encre — Tattoo studio on 57. Also worth knowing about Pensées d'Encre: the map lists its hours as " uniquement sur rendez-vous ".
57
Hours: " uniquement sur rendez-vous "
Kevin Contat Tattoo
Tattoo studio29.1 km from Annecy
Kevin Contat Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Kevin Contat Tattoo: it has a website with more detail.
Body Piercing International
Tattoo studio31.7 km from Annecy
Body Piercing International — Tattoo studio on 4 Place Biguet. Also worth knowing about Body Piercing International: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-12:00, 14:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
4 Place Biguet
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-12:00, 14:00-19:00
Phone: +33479327207
Inked Squad 13
Tattoo studio31.9 km from Annecy
Inked Squad 13 — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Inked Squad 13: the map lists its hours as "by appointment/sur rendez-vous".
Hours: "by appointment/sur rendez-vous"
Divix Tattoo
Tattoo studio31.9 km from Annecy
Divix Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Chat noir chat blanc Social Crew
Tattoo studio32.1 km from Annecy
Chat noir chat blanc Social Crew is Tattoo studio. Chat noir chat blanc Social Crew also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-12:00,14:00-18:00.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-12:00,14:00-18:00
La Cabane
Tattoo studio32.4 km from Annecy
La Cabane is Tattoo studio. La Cabane also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:00
Crazy needles
Tattoo studio33.4 km from Annecy
Crazy needles — Tattoo studio, found on 18 Rue Léandre Vaillat in Annemasse. Also worth knowing about Crazy needles: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
18 Rue Léandre Vaillat, Annemasse, 74100
Phone: +33 6 58 81 92 09
TribeHole
Tattoo studio33.6 km from Annecy
TribeHole — Tattoo studio, found on 23 Rue des Rois in Genève. Also worth knowing about TribeHole: it has a website with more detail.
23 Rue des Rois, Genève
Pachacamac
Tattoo studio33.8 km from Annecy
Pachacamac is Tattoo studio on 13 Rue Adrien Ligué, Annemasse. Pachacamac also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su off; Tu,Th-Fr 14:00-18:00; We,Sa 13:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
13 Rue Adrien Ligué, Annemasse, 74100
Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu,Th-Fr 14:00-18:00; We,Sa 13:00-18:00
Phone: +33 9 54 77 09 15
Laure Art Tattoo
Tattoo studio33.9 km from Annecy
Laure Art Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 16A Avenue Jules Ferry. Also worth knowing about Laure Art Tattoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
16A Avenue Jules Ferry
Phone: +33 4 50 92 33 00
Tattoo shop listings for Annecy: 7 in Annecy and 44 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.