Aix-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 82.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aix-les-Bains (INSEE 73008) is in Savoie (73), part of CA Grand Lac. Population 32,406 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73008-aix-les-bains
Vitality score
Vitality score 82.7/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 703 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 | 0.89 | 25 | 22.2 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.76 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.85 | 10 | 8.55 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
27 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAS LA GRIGNOTTE · GOURMANDISES · LA PANIERE · DAJULINE). [3,4]
13 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES ROTISSERIES SAVOYARDES · BOUCHERIES J'M · BOUCHERIE PINCHON · L'ETAL PARISIEN · BOUCHERIE BARAKA). [3,4]
18 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASINO SHOP · SPAR · TONGA · GARSSIER). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (MONOPRIX · CARREFOUR MARKET · GREECE 1). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE D'AUGUSTIN). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (BASSIN AQUACOLES AIXOIS). [3,4]
133 × Restaurant (PALIOUDAKIS MARIE-CHRISTINE · SUNSET CAFE · SAS DU CHATEAU · CAFE DES BAINS). [3,4]
30 × Café / bar (LE TONNEAU · LA SUITE · LE BUDDY · CAFE DU MARCHE · LE PHENIX). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LE SIERROZ · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHOUDY · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA LIBERTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARLIOZ · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT SIMOND). [3]
10 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BONCELIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB DU CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE SIERROZ · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LA LIBERTE). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE GARIBALDI · COLLEGE JEAN JACQUES PERRET · COLLEGE PRIVE TALMUDIQUE · COLLEGE PRIVE CATHOLIQUE LAMARTINE · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE LA PASSERELLE). [3]
44 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ROLAND VAQUAISE, MÉDECIN · LAURENT DUMAS-VIDAL, MÉDECIN · EMELINE DECARPENTRY, MÉDECIN · JULIEN MAIRE, MÉDECIN · JEAN FRANCOIS DURBIANO, MÉDECIN). [3]
10 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CHOUVET · PHARMACIE DU PARC · SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE · PHARMACIE PAVY · LA GRANDE PHARMACIE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (AIX LES BAINS INTERMARCHE RP · AIX LES BAINS SIERROZ AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LAMARTINE). [3]
2 × Cinema (VICTORIA · LES TOILES DU LAC). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DES PRES RIANTS · GYMNASE GARIBALDI · GYMNASE ET TERRAINS MULTISPORTS MARLIOZ · SALLE JEAN RUBAUD · GYMNASE COLLEGE JEAN JACQUES PERRET). [3]
3 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DU ROWING · PLAGE DE MEMARD · CENTRE AQUATIQUE BASE NAUTIQUE AQUALAC). [3]
14 × Bank (CA DES SAVOIE AIX LES BAINS CLEMENCEAU · CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE AIX LES THERMES · CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE AIX LES BAINS ROOSEVE · CAISSE REG DU CREDIT MUT SAVOIE MONT BLANC · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'AIX LES BAINS). [3]
48 × Hairdresser (EFFET MIROIR · SARL A ET A). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
22 × Hotel (URBAN HOTEL · HOTEL RESTAURANT CAMPANILE AIX LES BAINS · HOTEL DES EAUX · HÔTEL DES ALPES · HOTEL BEAU RIVAGE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE PECHEUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 27 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 10 × Hairdresser, 4 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 27 | SAS LA GRIGNOTTE · GOURMANDISES · LA PANIERE · DAJULINE | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 13 | LES ROTISSERIES SAVOYARDES · BOUCHERIES J'M · BOUCHERIE PINCHON · L'ETAL PARISIEN · BOUCHERIE BARAKA | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 18 | CASINO SHOP · SPAR · TONGA · GARSSIER | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | MONOPRIX · CARREFOUR MARKET · GREECE 1 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE D'AUGUSTIN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | BASSIN AQUACOLES AIXOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 133 | PALIOUDAKIS MARIE-CHRISTINE · SUNSET CAFE · SAS DU CHATEAU · CAFE DES BAINS | INSEE BPE 133 / INSEE SIRENE 197 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 30 | LE TONNEAU · LA SUITE · LE BUDDY · CAFE DU MARCHE · LE PHENIX | INSEE SIRENE 30 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LE SIERROZ · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHOUDY · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA LIBERTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARLIOZ · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAINT SIMOND | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 10 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BONCELIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB DU CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE SIERROZ · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LA LIBERTE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE GARIBALDI · COLLEGE JEAN JACQUES PERRET · COLLEGE PRIVE TALMUDIQUE · COLLEGE PRIVE CATHOLIQUE LAMARTINE · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE LA PASSERELLE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 44 | ROLAND VAQUAISE, MÉDECIN · LAURENT DUMAS-VIDAL, MÉDECIN · EMELINE DECARPENTRY, MÉDECIN · JULIEN MAIRE, MÉDECIN · JEAN FRANCOIS DURBIANO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 44 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 10 | PHARMACIE CHOUVET · PHARMACIE DU PARC · SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE · PHARMACIE PAVY · LA GRANDE PHARMACIE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | AIX LES BAINS INTERMARCHE RP · AIX LES BAINS SIERROZ AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LAMARTINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | VICTORIA · LES TOILES DU LAC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | GYMNASE DES PRES RIANTS · GYMNASE GARIBALDI · GYMNASE ET TERRAINS MULTISPORTS MARLIOZ · SALLE JEAN RUBAUD · GYMNASE COLLEGE JEAN JACQUES PERRET | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 3 | PLAGE DU ROWING · PLAGE DE MEMARD · CENTRE AQUATIQUE BASE NAUTIQUE AQUALAC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Bank | 14 | CA DES SAVOIE AIX LES BAINS CLEMENCEAU · CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE AIX LES THERMES · CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE AIX LES BAINS ROOSEVE · CAISSE REG DU CREDIT MUT SAVOIE MONT BLANC · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'AIX LES BAINS | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 48 | EFFET MIROIR · SARL A ET A | INSEE BPE 48 / INSEE SIRENE 63 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 22 | URBAN HOTEL · HOTEL RESTAURANT CAMPANILE AIX LES BAINS · HOTEL DES EAUX · HÔTEL DES ALPES · HOTEL BEAU RIVAGE | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE PECHEUR | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 28,729 (2012) → 32,406 (2023): 12.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 24,683 (1990) → 32,406 (2023): 31.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 22,933, of which 15.2 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aix-les-Bains): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Aix-les-Bains): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aix-les-Bains): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aix-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Aix-les-Bains): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TREVIGNIN weather station, 5.3 km away at 730 m; the village itself is at 261 m. [10]
The village sits 469 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHAMBERY-AIX, 6 km away at 235 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,225 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AIX LES BAINS, 2.3 km away at 234 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
518 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 445,500 € — 4,237 € per m² of built surface. [11]
3,121 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 202,000 € — 4,026 € per m². [11]
The median across Savoie is 2,827 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73008/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b3119804-f387-36c3-98ae-5f5146fd7175— “Gastronomie, alimentation, fleurs : le mercredi et samedi matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73008/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73008/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73008/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73008
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieppe | 76 | 593 km NW | 28,496 | 76.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Agen | 47 | 448 km W | 32,801 | 82.2 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Ciotat | 13 | 281 km S | 38,477 | 82.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 42 % · humidity 36 % |
| Épinal | 88 | 280 km N | 32,251 | 81.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nevers | 58 | 256 km NW | 33,085 | 77 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montluçon | 03 | 266 km W | 33,147 | 79.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevers | 58 | 256 km NW | 33,085 | 77 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montluçon | 03 | 266 km W | 33,147 | 79.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Épinal | 88 | 280 km N | 32,251 | 81.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ciotat | 13 | 281 km S | 38,477 | 82.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 42 % · humidity 36 % |
| Agen | 47 | 448 km W | 32,801 | 82.2 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Dieppe | 76 | 593 km NW | 28,496 | 76.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Aix-les-Bains'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mâcon | 71 | 108 km NW | 35,177 | 80.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 295 km NW | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Mureaux | 78 | 475 km NW | 34,632 | 75.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aurillac | 15 | 284 km W | 26,214 | 80.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soissons | 02 | 454 km NW | 28,046 | 77.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sens | 89 | 343 km NW | 27,106 | 78.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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