Savines-le-Lac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Savines-le-Lac (INSEE 05164) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Serre-Ponçon. Population 1,102 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/05164-savines-le-lac
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 13,754 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.96 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.52 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DU LAC · LE FOURNIL SAVINOIS · LA BOULANGE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHERIE SAVINOISE · LES COPAINS TRAITEURS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LIBRE SERVICE SAVINOIS). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (LA CHAISE LONGUE · LE RELAIS FLEURI · AU HAPPY DAY · LES 2A). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAVINES LE LAC). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VINCENT MARTIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE GANDOIS, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENT BASILE, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE GANDOIS, MÉDECIN · LAURA MONGES, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DU GRAND MORGON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAVINES LE LAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAVINES-LE-LAC 01, PLACE DE LA COMBETTE). [3]
6 × Swimming pool (CAMPING GCU · BAIE DE LA GENDARMERIE · CLUB NAUTIQUE SAVINOIS · CAMPING MUNICIPAL · ESPACE DE LOISIRS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (TENDANCE COIFFURE · L'ATELIER K). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL EDEN LAC RESTAURANT LE CINTRO P · HOTEL LES SOURCES · HOTEL LES CHAUMETTES). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES EYGOIRES · HOTEL LES SOURCES · CAMPING GCU 05 EYGOIRES SAVINES-LE-LAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE DU LAC · LE FOURNIL SAVINOIS · LA BOULANGE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LA BOUCHERIE SAVINOISE · LES COPAINS TRAITEURS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LIBRE SERVICE SAVINOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | LA CHAISE LONGUE · LE RELAIS FLEURI · AU HAPPY DAY · LES 2A | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAVINES LE LAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | VINCENT MARTIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE GANDOIS, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENT BASILE, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE GANDOIS, MÉDECIN · LAURA MONGES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DU GRAND MORGON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAVINES LE LAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAVINES-LE-LAC 01, PLACE DE LA COMBETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 6 | CAMPING GCU · BAIE DE LA GENDARMERIE · CLUB NAUTIQUE SAVINOIS · CAMPING MUNICIPAL · ESPACE DE LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | TENDANCE COIFFURE · L'ATELIER K | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL EDEN LAC RESTAURANT LE CINTRO P · HOTEL LES SOURCES · HOTEL LES CHAUMETTES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES EYGOIRES · HOTEL LES SOURCES · CAMPING GCU 05 EYGOIRES SAVINES-LE-LAC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,068 (2012) → 1,102 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 759 (1990) → 1,102 (2023): 45.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,388, of which 60.6 % second homes and 2.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Savines-le-Lac): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Savines-le-Lac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Savines-le-Lac): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Savines-le-Lac): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Savines-le-Lac): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the EMBRUN weather station, 9.6 km away at 873 m; the village itself is at 810 m. [9]
The village sits 63 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.21 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at EMBRUN, 9.6 km away at 873 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 63 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 739 mm of rain a year, spread over 85 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at EMBRUN, 9.6 km away at 873 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05164/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05164/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05164/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05164/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05164
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osséja | 66 | 427 km SW | 1,390 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 728 km NW | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 14 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saillagouse | 66 | 421 km SW | 1,155 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jausiers | 04 | 29 km SE | 1,146 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 4 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cargèse | 2A | 320 km SE | 1,150 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste | 66 | 395 km SW | 1,099 | 44.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jausiers | 04 | 29 km SE | 1,146 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 4 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cargèse | 2A | 320 km SE | 1,150 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste | 66 | 395 km SW | 1,099 | 44.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saillagouse | 66 | 421 km SW | 1,155 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Osséja | 66 | 427 km SW | 1,390 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 728 km NW | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 14 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Savines-le-Lac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanac | 48 | 243 km W | 1,404 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chambre | 73 | 93 km N | 1,221 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Polminhac | 15 | 306 km W | 1,197 | 41.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colombier-Fontaine | 25 | 326 km N | 1,232 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cousance | 39 | 237 km N | 1,287 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montenois | 25 | 331 km N | 1,362 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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