La Biolle
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Biolle (INSEE 73043) is in Savoie (73), part of CA Grand Lac. Population 2,948 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73043-la-biolle
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 7,216 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARPOR). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (E.M.C · LA TABLE DES BAUGES · ORIGINAL'S SMASH BURGER). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA BIOLLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA BIOLLE AP). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (IMAGE IN). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (AIRE NATURELLE SOUS LA COLLINE · CAMPING LE MEYRIEUX · CAMPING LA COLOMBIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARPOR | 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 | 3 | E.M.C · LA TABLE DES BAUGES · ORIGINAL'S SMASH BURGER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA BIOLLE | 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 | LA BIOLLE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | IMAGE IN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 3 | AIRE NATURELLE SOUS LA COLLINE · CAMPING LE MEYRIEUX · CAMPING LA COLOMBIERE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday à partir de 16h place du village. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,201 (2012) → 2,948 (2023): 33.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,353 (1990) → 2,948 (2023): 117.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,287, of which 2.8 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Grésy-sur-Aix): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Biolle): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Entrelacs): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (La Biolle): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Biolle): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 90 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MOGNARD weather station, 2.4 km away at 340 m; the village itself is at 388 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FECLAZ_SAPC, 12.7 km away at 1,328 m, over 18 summers. [12]
That station sits 940 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,265 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MOGNARD, 2.4 km away at 340 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
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 — 73043/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.la-biolle.fr/vos-envies/consommer-local/marche-de-la-biolle/— “Tous les vendredis à partir de 16h, le marché biollan s'installe sur la place du village !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73043/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73043/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73043/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73128
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73043
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzet-sur-Tarn | 31 | 404 km SW | 2,963 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 49 % |
| Diémoz | 38 | 68 km W | 2,947 | 50.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courcelles-Chaussy | 57 | 375 km N | 3,006 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Imphy | 58 | 243 km NW | 3,182 | 38.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Galgon | 33 | 492 km W | 3,144 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal | 76 | 542 km NW | 3,117 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diémoz | 38 | 68 km W | 2,947 | 50.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Imphy | 58 | 243 km NW | 3,182 | 38.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courcelles-Chaussy | 57 | 375 km N | 3,006 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buzet-sur-Tarn | 31 | 404 km SW | 2,963 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 49 % |
| Galgon | 33 | 492 km W | 3,144 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal | 76 | 542 km NW | 3,117 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 32 % · 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 La Biolle'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-André-le-Gaz | 38 | 38 km SW | 2,754 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vallières-sur-Fier | 74 | 16 km N | 2,860 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 70 | 238 km N | 2,814 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coteaux du Lizon | 39 | 72 km N | 2,130 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dortan | 01 | 66 km N | 2,074 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy | 42 | 142 km W | 4,142 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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