Barby
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Barby (INSEE 73030) is in Savoie (73), part of CA du Grand Chambéry. Population 3,772 (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/73030-barby
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 5,924 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 | 0.31 | 20 | 6.15 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE PARENT MEDEIROS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ROTI !). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (YUZARSIF). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE COEUR DE BARBY · L'ENDROIT). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE MANEGE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BARBY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MERMOZ). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ROMAIN CLAVELIN TRUCHON, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE MARTEAU LABUSSIERE, MÉDECIN · JONATHAN BRIVATI, MÉDECIN · LAURA CARLOT, MÉDECIN · ANNE LAURE MARSANDE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BARBY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BARBY RP SERVICE + AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LES MILLE FEUILLETS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (PREAU GYMNASE · COMPLEXE DES EPINETTES). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE - BARBY). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (AGNES COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | PATISSERIE PARENT MEDEIROS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE ROTI ! | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | YUZARSIF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LE COEUR DE BARBY · L'ENDROIT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE MANEGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BARBY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN MERMOZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ROMAIN CLAVELIN TRUCHON, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE MARTEAU LABUSSIERE, MÉDECIN · JONATHAN BRIVATI, MÉDECIN · LAURA CARLOT, MÉDECIN · ANNE LAURE MARSANDE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BARBY | 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 | BARBY RP SERVICE + AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE LES MILLE FEUILLETS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | PREAU GYMNASE · COMPLEXE DES EPINETTES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE - BARBY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | AGNES 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
Population 3,312 (2012) → 3,772 (2023): 13.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,080 (1990) → 3,772 (2023): 22.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,756, of which 1.5 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barby): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Barby): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Barby): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Barby): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Barby): 0 km to the west (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, 0.9 km away at 298 m; the village itself is at 305 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FECLAZ_SAPC, 8.5 km away at 1,328 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 1,023 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, 0.9 km away at 298 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73030/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/6081d03f-c798-302b-8faa-a47196251a6a— “Marché de Barby”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73030/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73030/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73030/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73030
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nozay | 91 | 445 km NW | 4,471 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mandres-les-Roses | 94 | 434 km NW | 4,922 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sochaux | 25 | 226 km N | 3,721 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Andilly | 95 | 472 km NW | 2,742 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 45 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Genis-les-Ollières | 69 | 100 km W | 5,439 | 45.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frépillon | 95 | 480 km NW | 3,317 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 45 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genis-les-Ollières | 69 | 100 km W | 5,439 | 45.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sochaux | 25 | 226 km N | 3,721 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mandres-les-Roses | 94 | 434 km NW | 4,922 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nozay | 91 | 445 km NW | 4,471 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andilly | 95 | 472 km NW | 2,742 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 45 % · humidity 64 % |
| Frépillon | 95 | 480 km NW | 3,317 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 45 % · humidity 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 Barby'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barberaz | 73 | 2.7 km W | 5,306 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Alban-Leysse | 73 | 1.9 km NW | 6,734 | 65.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bassens | 73 | 3.3 km W | 5,175 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Ravoire | 73 | 1.8 km SW | 9,332 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jacob-Bellecombette | 73 | 5.4 km W | 4,499 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Challes-les-Eaux | 73 | 2.6 km S | 5,630 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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