Saint-Genis-l'Argentière
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 37.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Genis-l'Argentière (INSEE 69203) is in Rhône (69), part of CC des Monts du Lyonnais. Population 986 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 37.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 14,407 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LILY). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LE MARQUE PAGE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | LILY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LE MARQUE PAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 1,045 (2012) → 986 (2023): -5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 802 (1990) → 986 (2023): 22.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 499, of which 6 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière): 1.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Souzy): 3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Genis-l'Argentière): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-SYMPHORIEN-C weather station, 8.1 km away at 610 m; the village itself is at 479 m. [11]
The village sits 131 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BRINDAS, 15.6 km away at 317 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 162 m below 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 808 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-GENIS-L'ARGENTIERE, 1.3 km away at 512 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 — 69203/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69203/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69203/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69203/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69201
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69178
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69203
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Thual | 35 | 568 km NW | 996 | 46.4 | Partly served | no figures |
| Chanoz-Châtenay | 01 | 67 km NE | 989 | 41.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arceau | 21 | 194 km N | 980 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montagnole | 73 | 112 km E | 1,038 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quaix-en-Chartreuse | 38 | 108 km SE | 943 | 44 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Houtkerque | 59 | 591 km N | 978 | 42.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanoz-Châtenay | 01 | 67 km NE | 989 | 41.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quaix-en-Chartreuse | 38 | 108 km SE | 943 | 44 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montagnole | 73 | 112 km E | 1,038 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arceau | 21 | 194 km N | 980 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Thual | 35 | 568 km NW | 996 | 46.4 | Partly served | no figures |
| Houtkerque | 59 | 591 km N | 978 | 42.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Saint-Genis-l'Argentière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arceau | 21 | 194 km N | 980 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pajay | 38 | 64 km SE | 1,036 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Priest-Bramefant | 63 | 89 km NW | 871 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouëx | 16 | 325 km W | 825 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevrières | 38 | 85 km SE | 742 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Venesmes | 18 | 209 km NW | 782 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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