Les Deux Alpes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 74.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Deux Alpes (INSEE 38253) is in Isère (38), part of CC de l'Oisans. Population 1,910 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: Vénosc (38534). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/38253-les-deux-alpes
Vitality score
Vitality score 74.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 9,904 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 | 0.79 | 25 | 19.76 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.52 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU RUSTIQUE · LA MARJOLAINE · AU FIL DU TEMPS · GC & CHOCO · LE FOURNIL). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA QUEUE DE BOEUF). [4,5]
11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (IF INVESTISSEMENTS · LA CAVE DES 2 ALPES · SHERPA · LE MONTAGNARD GOURMAND · SPAR). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MONTAGNE · U EXPRESS). [4,5]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE EPICERIE FINE · FROMAGERIE LERAITRE). [5]
70 × Restaurant (PANORAMIC · LA PATACHE · LES SAGNES · LA MARMOTTE · COREMA PATES). [4,5]
34 × Café / bar (BOWLING DES ALPES · MOTOWN CAFE · SMITHY'S TAVERN · THE RED FROG · LES BLEUETS). [5]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE VILLAGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE VENEON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA MUZELLE). [4]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-FRANÇOIS BERNARD, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES MARTINS, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT SÉJOURNÉ, MÉDECIN · MARTIN COUDERC, MÉDECIN · MARIE REYNIER, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU GLACIER). [4,5]
4 × Post office / agence postale (LES DEUX ALPES RP · VENOSC AP · L ALPE DE VENOSC AP · LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DES DEUX ALPES - MONT DE LANS MONT DE LANS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DES DEUX ALPES - VENOSC L'ARDOISIÈRE - VENOSC). [4]
1 × Cinema (LE SLALOM). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL AMPHIBIA). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (LAC DE LA BUISSONNIERE). [4]
1 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (MAELIS. F). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
21 × Hotel (HÔTEL L'ADRET · HOTEL AALBORG · HOTEL CLUB BELAMBRA L'OREE DES PISTES · HOTEL & SPA CHALET MOUNIER · HOTEL CHATEAU DE LA MUZELLE). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA CASCADE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 13 × Restaurant, 7 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | AU RUSTIQUE · LA MARJOLAINE · AU FIL DU TEMPS · GC & CHOCO · LE FOURNIL | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA QUEUE DE BOEUF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 11 | IF INVESTISSEMENTS · LA CAVE DES 2 ALPES · SHERPA · LE MONTAGNARD GOURMAND · SPAR | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MONTAGNE · U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | LA FROMAGERIE EPICERIE FINE · FROMAGERIE LERAITRE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 70 | PANORAMIC · LA PATACHE · LES SAGNES · LA MARMOTTE · COREMA PATES | INSEE BPE 70 / INSEE SIRENE 124 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 34 | BOWLING DES ALPES · MOTOWN CAFE · SMITHY'S TAVERN · THE RED FROG · LES BLEUETS | INSEE SIRENE 34 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE VILLAGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE VENEON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA MUZELLE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | JEAN-FRANÇOIS BERNARD, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES MARTINS, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT SÉJOURNÉ, MÉDECIN · MARTIN COUDERC, MÉDECIN · MARIE REYNIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU GLACIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | LES DEUX ALPES RP · VENOSC AP · L ALPE DE VENOSC AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DES DEUX ALPES - MONT DE LANS MONT DE LANS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DES DEUX ALPES - VENOSC L'ARDOISIÈRE - VENOSC | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE SLALOM | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL AMPHIBIA | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LAC DE LA BUISSONNIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 1 | BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | MAELIS. F | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 21 | HÔTEL L'ADRET · HOTEL AALBORG · HOTEL CLUB BELAMBRA L'OREE DES PISTES · HOTEL & SPA CHALET MOUNIER · HOTEL CHATEAU DE LA MUZELLE | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 86 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA CASCADE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,033 (2012) → 1,910 (2023): -6.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,816 (1990) → 1,910 (2023): 5.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,034, of which 84.2 % second homes and 3.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Deux Alpes): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Les Deux Alpes): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Les Deux Alpes): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Les Deux Alpes): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Les Deux Alpes): 1.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 0 days a year at or above 30 °C and 154 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LES DEUX-ALPES weather station, 0.6 km away at 1,670 m; the village itself is at 1,653 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALPE-D'HUEZ, 8.8 km away at 1,860 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 207 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,019 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LES DEUX-ALPES, 0.6 km away at 1,670 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38253/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/cbcc76ea-e7f0-3359-99a9-886b310e3a9a— “Le petit Marché de Mont-de-Lans”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38253/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38253/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 38253/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38253
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via | 66 | 432 km SW | 1,762 | 58.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 137 km N | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Megève | 74 | 101 km N | 2,893 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carcans | 33 | 563 km W | 2,415 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| Villers-sur-Mer | 14 | 666 km NW | 2,440 | 64.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Huez | 38 | 9.2 km NW | 1,244 | 67.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huez | 38 | 9.2 km NW | 1,244 | 67.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Megève | 74 | 101 km N | 2,893 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 137 km N | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via | 66 | 432 km SW | 1,762 | 58.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carcans | 33 | 563 km W | 2,415 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| Villers-sur-Mer | 14 | 666 km NW | 2,440 | 64.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Les Deux Alpes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-Cenis | 73 | 62 km NE | 2,112 | 79 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtel | 74 | 150 km N | 1,174 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouthe | 25 | 189 km N | 1,037 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Rousses | 39 | 164 km N | 3,740 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bois-d'Amont | 39 | 169 km N | 1,738 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte | 38 | 43 km NW | 1,162 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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