Huez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Huez (INSEE 38191) is in Isère (38), part of CC de l'Oisans. Population 1,244 (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/38191-huez
Vitality score
Vitality score 67.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 13,003 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 | 0.74 | 25 | 18.57 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.78 | 10 | 7.75 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.83 |
| 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]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ELIJO · AU BISTROT · LE BOULANGER DE L'ALPE · KER ALP'PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHERIE DU VIEIL ALPE). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALPE D'HUEZ DISTRIBUTION · UTILE · SPAR · SHERPA L'ALPE D'HUEZ · LA BAMBOCHE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR MONTAGNE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE). [4]
64 × Restaurant (CHANTEBISE 2100 SARL · LA FOLIE DOUCE · SARL LE TREMPLIN · LA MERE MICHEL · LA POMME DE PIN). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (LES CAVES DE L'ALPE - LE PUB · MAISON D'HUEZ · LA TETE DE CERF · LE OLD · LE ZOO). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES CIMES). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRÉDÉRIC GUICHARD, MÉDECIN · ELSA ARCHAMBAUD, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE ACHKAR, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER ROBERT, MÉDECIN · VINCYANE MARZIANO, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES JEUX · PHARMACIE DES BERGERS). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (HUEZ RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'HUEZ). [3]
1 × Cinema (PALAIS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (DE CAMPOS ELISABETE · EURL LILI COIFFURE · SNOWBARBER). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
13 × Hotel (HOTEL AU CHAMOIS D'OR · HOTEL DE LA VALLEE BLANCHE · HOTEL DU PETIT PRINCE · HÔTEL LE CASTILLAN · HÔTEL LE CHAMOIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 6 × Restaurant, 3 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | ELIJO · AU BISTROT · LE BOULANGER DE L'ALPE · KER ALP'PAIN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA BOUCHERIE DU VIEIL ALPE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | ALPE D'HUEZ DISTRIBUTION · UTILE · SPAR · SHERPA L'ALPE D'HUEZ · LA BAMBOCHE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR MONTAGNE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 64 | CHANTEBISE 2100 SARL · LA FOLIE DOUCE · SARL LE TREMPLIN · LA MERE MICHEL · LA POMME DE PIN | INSEE BPE 64 / INSEE SIRENE 89 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | LES CAVES DE L'ALPE - LE PUB · MAISON D'HUEZ · LA TETE DE CERF · LE OLD · LE ZOO | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES CIMES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | FRÉDÉRIC GUICHARD, MÉDECIN · ELSA ARCHAMBAUD, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE ACHKAR, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER ROBERT, MÉDECIN · VINCYANE MARZIANO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES JEUX · PHARMACIE DES BERGERS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | HUEZ RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'HUEZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | PALAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | DE CAMPOS ELISABETE · EURL LILI COIFFURE · SNOWBARBER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 13 | HOTEL AU CHAMOIS D'OR · HOTEL DE LA VALLEE BLANCHE · HOTEL DU PETIT PRINCE · HÔTEL LE CASTILLAN · HÔTEL LE CHAMOIS | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 74 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,411 (2012) → 1,244 (2023): -11.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,265 (1990) → 1,244 (2023): -1.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,447, of which 89.3 % second homes and 0.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Huez): 1.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Huez): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Huez): 1.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Huez): 1.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Huez): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 0 days a year at or above 30 °C and 119 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ALPE-D'HUEZ weather station, 2.3 km away at 1,860 m; the village itself is at 1,478 m. [9]
The village sits 382 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °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 ALPE-D'HUEZ, 2.3 km away at 1,860 m, over 18 summers. [9]
That station sits 382 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 974 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ALPE-D'HUEZ, 2.3 km away at 1,860 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 — 38191/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38191/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38191/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38191/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38191
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Gets | 74 | 129 km N | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via | 66 | 432 km SW | 1,762 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cargèse | 2A | 386 km SE | 1,150 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 9.2 km SE | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fort-Mahon-Plage | 80 | 674 km NW | 1,363 | 60.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Contamines-Montjoie | 74 | 98 km NE | 1,109 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 9.2 km SE | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Contamines-Montjoie | 74 | 98 km NE | 1,109 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Gets | 74 | 129 km N | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cargèse | 2A | 386 km SE | 1,150 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via | 66 | 432 km SW | 1,762 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fort-Mahon-Plage | 80 | 674 km NW | 1,363 | 60.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Huez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via | 66 | 432 km SW | 1,762 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Contamines-Montjoie | 74 | 98 km NE | 1,109 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Praz-sur-Arly | 74 | 93 km NE | 1,311 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hauteluce | 73 | 85 km NE | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ancelle | 05 | 52 km S | 1,017 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Foncine-le-Haut | 39 | 175 km N | 1,112 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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