Divonne-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Divonne-les-Bains (INSEE 01143) is in Ain (01), part of CA du Pays de Gex. Population 10,464 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/01143-divonne-les-bains
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 38 % of the 2,337 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.39 | 25 | 9.76 |
| Social | 0.72 | 20 | 14.46 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.45 | 10 | 4.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE R · S BROCARD · AUX ARMES DIVONNAISES · CHEZ RAMONA). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHEZ MILOUD · SCCB). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
32 × Restaurant (LE DIV'CAFE · KARISHMA · CHEZ MADEMOISELLE · LE NABAB). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (FULL MOON CAFE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MONTESSORI LES TOURNESOLS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CENTRE). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GUY DE MAUPASSANT). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MARCEL ANTHONIOZ · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER WESTEEL, MÉDECIN · CLEMENT NICOL, MÉDECIN · VALERIE ALVAREZ, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE FOLLE-ROUSTAN, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE NUSBAUMER-CHANIAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DES BAINS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE CORRESPONDANCES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE CENTRE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE NAUTIQUE). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 0491 · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (CREA COIFFURE · ESPACE TENDANCE · MOD'LO · RACINE CARREE · C COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
4 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT DE LA TRUITE · LA TERRASSE FLEURIE · GRAND HOTEL · HÔTEL BEST OF BOTH). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (HUTTOPIA DIVONNE LES BAINS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LE R · S BROCARD · AUX ARMES DIVONNAISES · CHEZ RAMONA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE CHEZ MILOUD · SCCB | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | PETIT CASINO | INSEE SIRENE 5 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 32 | LE DIV'CAFE · KARISHMA · CHEZ MADEMOISELLE · LE NABAB | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 55 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | FULL MOON CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MONTESSORI LES TOURNESOLS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GUY DE MAUPASSANT | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MARCEL ANTHONIOZ · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | OLIVIER WESTEEL, MÉDECIN · CLEMENT NICOL, MÉDECIN · VALERIE ALVAREZ, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE FOLLE-ROUSTAN, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE NUSBAUMER-CHANIAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DES BAINS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE CORRESPONDANCES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE CENTRE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE NAUTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 0491 · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | CREA COIFFURE · ESPACE TENDANCE · MOD'LO · RACINE CARREE · C COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 4 | HÔTEL RESTAURANT DE LA TRUITE · LA TERRASSE FLEURIE · GRAND HOTEL · HÔTEL BEST OF BOTH | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | HUTTOPIA DIVONNE LES BAINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday, Sunday Friday 7h-13h, Sunday 8h-14h Friday: place Perdtemps; Sunday: Centre-Ville (places du Bief, Perdtemps and main streets). [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,615 (2012) → 10,464 (2023): 21.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,580 (1990) → 10,464 (2023): 87.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,785, of which 20.6 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Divonne-les-Bains): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Divonne-les-Bains): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Divonne-les-Bains): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Divonne-les-Bains): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Divonne-les-Bains): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 97 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DIVONNE ZA weather station, 1.9 km away at 467 m; the village itself is at 494 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CESSY, 6.8 km away at 507 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 1,123 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DIVONNE ZA, 1.9 km away at 467 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01143/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.divonnelesbains.fr/15168-les-marches.htm— “Le vendredi matin de 7h à 13h Le dimanche matin de 8h à 14h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01143/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01143/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 01143/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01143
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borgo | 2B | 497 km SE | 10,311 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 7 % |
| Biot | 06 | 313 km S | 10,511 | 62 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Valbonne | 06 | 310 km S | 11,939 | 61.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Passy | 74 | 64 km SE | 10,856 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Évian-les-Bains | 74 | 35 km E | 9,267 | 72.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivière-Pilote | 972 | 7,093 km W | 11,604 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évian-les-Bains | 74 | 35 km E | 9,267 | 72.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Passy | 74 | 64 km SE | 10,856 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valbonne | 06 | 310 km S | 11,939 | 61.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Biot | 06 | 313 km S | 10,511 | 62 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Borgo | 2B | 497 km SE | 10,311 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 7 % |
| Rivière-Pilote | 972 | 7,093 km W | 11,604 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Divonne-les-Bains's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | 74 | 38 km SE | 7,865 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viuz-en-Sallaz | 74 | 32 km SE | 4,681 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cranves-Sales | 74 | 22 km SE | 7,762 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Embrun | 05 | 202 km S | 6,412 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monistrol-sur-Loire | 43 | 193 km SW | 8,823 | 71.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Delle | 90 | 144 km NE | 5,623 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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