Avrieux
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Avrieux (INSEE 73026) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Haute Maurienne Vanoise. Population 386 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 17.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 18,020 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE AVRIEUX). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE AVRIEUX | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 417 (2012) → 386 (2023): -7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 310 (1990) → 386 (2023): 24.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 292, of which 35.6 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aussois): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aussois): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Modane): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Modane): 4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Avrieux): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 126 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AVRIEUX weather station, 0.3 km away at 1,104 m; the village itself is at 1,103 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FREJUS, 4.3 km away at 1,228 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 125 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 616 mm of rain a year, spread over 97 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AVRIEUX, 0.3 km away at 1,104 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 — 73026/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73026/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73026/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73026/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73157
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gez | 65 | 598 km W | 329 | 21.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 0 % |
| Lau-Balagnas | 65 | 597 km W | 501 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Arc | 73 | 20 km W | 298 | 21.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Élier | 27 | 604 km NW | 399 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Magnoncourt | 70 | 300 km N | 390 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Agos-Vidalos | 65 | 594 km W | 391 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-d'Arc | 73 | 20 km W | 298 | 21.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magnoncourt | 70 | 300 km N | 390 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Agos-Vidalos | 65 | 594 km W | 391 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lau-Balagnas | 65 | 597 km W | 501 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 0 % |
| Gez | 65 | 598 km W | 329 | 21.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Élier | 27 | 604 km NW | 399 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · 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 Avrieux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celles | 15 | 296 km W | 217 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poligny | 05 | 79 km SW | 338 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Grangettes | 25 | 182 km N | 334 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coltines | 15 | 293 km W | 427 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur | 05 | 77 km SW | 382 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hautecour | 73 | 35 km NW | 298 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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