Aiton

Savoie · CC Porte de Maurienne · INSEE 73007

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 36.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Aiton (INSEE 73007) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Porte de Maurienne. Population 1,874 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73007-aiton

Vitality score

Vitality score 36.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 29 % of the 10,027 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	0.51	20	10.26
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.93	5	4.64

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (JURASSIC PIZZ). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (AITON RP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE DU FORT D AITON). ^[3]

2 × Hairdresser (AC COIFFURE). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[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	2	JURASSIC PIZZ	INSEE BPE 2 / 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 PUBLIQUE	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	1	AITON RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	SALLE POLYVALENTE DU FORT D AITON	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	2	AC COIFFURE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Campsite	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 412 2023: 1,874 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,745 (2012) → 1,874 (2023): 7.4 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 564 (1990) → 1,874 (2023): 232.3 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 637, of which 3.6 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

Primary school — 0.5 km NWGP — 3.1 km WBakery — 3.6 km WFood shop — 3.9 km SEPharmacy — 4.2 km SW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Bourgneuf): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Val-d'Arc): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[10]

GP (Bourgneuf): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Chamoux-sur-Gelon): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[11]

Primary school (Aiton): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[12]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 31.1

Days at or below 0 °C 55

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[13]

Measured at the ST-ALBAN DES HURTIERES weather station, 9.3 km away at 610 m; the village itself is at 390 m. ^[13]

The village sits 220 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. ^[13]

An average of 1,182 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. ^[13]

Rainfall measured at BOURGNEUF, 1.8 km away at 300 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[13]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73007/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/dd87a282-f44e-3aea-b8b2-ff93f4463083— “Excursion - Marché de Pinerolo”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73007/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73007/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73007/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 73053
INSEE BPE 2025 — 73212
INSEE BPE 2025 — 73069
INSEE BPE 2025 — 73007
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-Jean-sur-Mayenne	53	604 km NW	1,732	39	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 85 %
Saint-Jean-Lasseille	66	428 km SW	1,622	36.3	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 47 %
Mesnard-la-Barotière	85	584 km W	1,558	33.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 84 %
Coëtmieux	22	746 km NW	1,869	48	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 23 % · winter 50 %
Nuaillé	49	568 km W	1,459	32.5	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 70 %
Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux	85	619 km W	1,870	39.4	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 59 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Jean-Lasseille	66	428 km SW	1,622	36.3	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 47 %
Nuaillé	49	568 km W	1,459	32.5	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 70 %
Mesnard-la-Barotière	85	584 km W	1,558	33.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 84 %
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne	53	604 km NW	1,732	39	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 85 %
Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux	85	619 km W	1,870	39.4	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 59 %
Coëtmieux	22	746 km NW	1,869	48	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 23 % · winter 50 %

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