Barberaz
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Barberaz (INSEE 73029) is in Savoie (73), part of CA du Grand Chambéry. Population 5,306 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73029-barberaz
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 4,440 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MATHISSON DORE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LA TABLE DE BARBERAZ · BDS · L'AS DE PIZZ · COLONEL POPOTE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (M.S.C.S · BDS · BRIN DE ZINC). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE L'ALBANNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA CONCORDE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB L'ALBANNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LA CONCORDE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FLORIAN TRUONG, MÉDECIN · GREGOIRE DHUICQ, MÉDECIN · ASTRID JACOUD, MÉDECIN · MARJORIE DROUOT, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL PLANEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ROCHE · PHARMACIE DES ARUMS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MARGUERITE CHEVRON). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (FOYER DES JEUNES HUBERT CONSTANTIN). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE - BARBERAZ). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (CODE COULEUR VEGETAL · SERENA LORENS · CHEZ FLORENCE · L'ART DU DETAIL). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LA MAISON ROUGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste).
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE MATHISSON DORE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | LA TABLE DE BARBERAZ · BDS · L'AS DE PIZZ · COLONEL POPOTE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | M.S.C.S · BDS · BRIN DE ZINC | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE L'ALBANNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA CONCORDE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB L'ALBANNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LA CONCORDE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | FLORIAN TRUONG, MÉDECIN · GREGOIRE DHUICQ, MÉDECIN · ASTRID JACOUD, MÉDECIN · MARJORIE DROUOT, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL PLANEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE ROCHE · PHARMACIE DES ARUMS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MARGUERITE CHEVRON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | FOYER DES JEUNES HUBERT CONSTANTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE - BARBERAZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | CODE COULEUR VEGETAL · SERENA LORENS · CHEZ FLORENCE · L'ART DU DETAIL | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | LA MAISON ROUGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 7h00 à 12h30 sur la place de la mairie. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,572 (2012) → 5,306 (2023): 16.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,195 (1990) → 5,306 (2023): 26.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,800, of which 2.5 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barberaz): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Barberaz): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Barberaz): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Barberaz): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Barberaz): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 34 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHALLES LES EAUX weather station, 2 km away at 298 m; the village itself is at 281 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FECLAZ_SAPC, 9.8 km away at 1,328 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 1,047 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,153 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHALLES LES EAUX, 2 km away at 298 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73029/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.barberaz.fr/vie-quotidienne/marche-alimentaire— “Retrouvez le marché de Barberaz tous les vendredis matins de 7h00 à 12h30 sur la place de la mairie !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73029/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73029/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73029/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73029
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Séméac | 65 | 532 km SW | 5,236 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 47 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mériel | 95 | 482 km NW | 5,347 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
| Valdoie | 90 | 244 km N | 5,175 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brou-sur-Chantereine | 77 | 446 km NW | 5,196 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rungis | 94 | 447 km NW | 5,611 | 65.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cormelles-le-Royal | 14 | 619 km NW | 5,377 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdoie | 90 | 244 km N | 5,175 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brou-sur-Chantereine | 77 | 446 km NW | 5,196 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rungis | 94 | 447 km NW | 5,611 | 65.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mériel | 95 | 482 km NW | 5,347 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
| Séméac | 65 | 532 km SW | 5,236 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 47 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cormelles-le-Royal | 14 | 619 km NW | 5,377 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 34 % · 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 Barberaz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alban-Leysse | 73 | 2.2 km NE | 6,734 | 65.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ravoire | 73 | 1.4 km E | 9,332 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bassens | 73 | 2.0 km N | 5,175 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barby | 73 | 2.7 km E | 3,772 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambilly | 74 | 74 km N | 6,355 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ville-la-Grand | 74 | 75 km N | 9,514 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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