Les Avanchers-Valmorel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Avanchers-Valmorel (INSEE 73024) is in Savoie (73), part of CC des Vallées d'Aigueblanche. Population 724 (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 66/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 16,258 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.84 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.89 |
| 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]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA CROISSANTINE DU BOURG · LA LAURENTIENNE · MARYAN). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SHERPA · SAVEURS DES ALPES · SUPERETTE CREVE COEUR). [3,4]
21 × Restaurant (SARL LA VADROUILLE · PAUL GROGNIET SARL · LA TABLE DU BERGER · LE CHALET · NOVA). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (DISCOTHEQUE SOUND PUB AND CLUB · CAFE DE LA GARE · LES CLARINES · LE CHALET DU MOTTET · LE PETIT PRINCE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA CROIX DE FER). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KAMEL CHIKHI, MÉDECIN · LIONEL BAJOLLE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU SOLEIL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LES AVANCHERS AP). [3]
1 × Cinema (STUDIO). [3]
3 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU CHEVAL NOIR · L'OXYGENE · HOTEL DU BOURG). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA CROISSANTINE DU BOURG · LA LAURENTIENNE · MARYAN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SHERPA · SAVEURS DES ALPES · SUPERETTE CREVE COEUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 21 | SARL LA VADROUILLE · PAUL GROGNIET SARL · LA TABLE DU BERGER · LE CHALET · NOVA | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | DISCOTHEQUE SOUND PUB AND CLUB · CAFE DE LA GARE · LES CLARINES · LE CHALET DU MOTTET · LE PETIT PRINCE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA CROIX DE FER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | KAMEL CHIKHI, MÉDECIN · LIONEL BAJOLLE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LES AVANCHERS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | STUDIO | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 3 | AUBERGE DU CHEVAL NOIR · L'OXYGENE · HOTEL DU BOURG | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [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 750 (2012) → 724 (2023): -3.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 732 (1990) → 724 (2023): -1.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,339, of which 88.4 % second homes and 0.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Avanchers-Valmorel): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Avanchers-Valmorel): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Avanchers-Valmorel): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Les Avanchers-Valmorel): 2.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Les Avanchers-Valmorel): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 126 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MOUTIERS weather station, 6.1 km away at 480 m; the village itself is at 1,102 m. [9]
The village sits 622 m above 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 STE MARIE CUINES, 19 km away at 460 m, over 25 summers. [9]
That station sits 642 m below 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 1,023 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN DE BELLEVILLE, 5.9 km away at 1,150 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 — 73024/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73024/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73024/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73024/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orcières | 05 | 89 km S | 651 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isola | 06 | 151 km S | 642 | 67.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 64 % |
| Valmeinier | 73 | 33 km S | 593 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pralognan-la-Vanoise | 73 | 23 km SE | 689 | 66.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 50 % |
| La Salle-les-Alpes | 05 | 60 km S | 892 | 68 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hauteluce | 73 | 32 km N | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pralognan-la-Vanoise | 73 | 23 km SE | 689 | 66.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 50 % |
| Hauteluce | 73 | 32 km N | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valmeinier | 73 | 33 km S | 593 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Salle-les-Alpes | 05 | 60 km S | 892 | 68 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orcières | 05 | 89 km S | 651 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isola | 06 | 151 km S | 642 | 67.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 64 % |
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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 Avanchers-Valmorel'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montvalezan | 73 | 34 km NE | 734 | 75.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Manigod | 74 | 43 km N | 1,000 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire | 73 | 28 km SW | 473 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villarodin-Bourget | 73 | 35 km SE | 499 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallouise-Pelvoux | 05 | 68 km S | 1,138 | 59.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allemond | 38 | 50 km SW | 971 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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