Brides-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brides-les-Bains (INSEE 73057) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Val Vanoise. Population 442 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73057-brides-les-bains
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 17,937 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.41 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.15 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.22 | 10 | 2.23 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (HOOPER'S · BOULANGERIE VIBERT). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LABEL VERTE · SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION ALIMENTAIRE DE BRIDES - SDAB). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (CHALET HOTEL RESTAURANT · LA MONTAGNE · LA MAISON DE MARIELLE · LE BIS TROP SAVOYARD · PENSION DU PARC). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA PARISIENNE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE STUTZ, MÉDECIN · BRUNO FRIGGERI, MÉDECIN · JEAN CHRISTOPHE JOURNOUD, MÉDECIN · PATRICK SCHAMASCH, MÉDECIN · JEAN-RENE MABBOUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BRIDES LES BAINS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BRIDES LES BAINS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE EPIC BRIDES LES BAINS). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE DORON). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT DES SAVOIE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (LARA COIFFURE · BOUCLE D'OR COIFFURE · ART COIFFURE · MAR-ITER). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (LES CHALETS · GOLF HOTEL · HOTEL ATHENA · HOTEL LE CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPLODGE 3 VALLEES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | HOOPER'S · BOULANGERIE VIBERT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LABEL VERTE · SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION ALIMENTAIRE DE BRIDES - SDAB | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 11 | CHALET HOTEL RESTAURANT · LA MONTAGNE · LA MAISON DE MARIELLE · LE BIS TROP SAVOYARD · PENSION DU PARC | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA PARISIENNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | DOMINIQUE STUTZ, MÉDECIN · BRUNO FRIGGERI, MÉDECIN · JEAN CHRISTOPHE JOURNOUD, MÉDECIN · PATRICK SCHAMASCH, MÉDECIN · JEAN-RENE MABBOUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BRIDES LES BAINS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BRIDES LES BAINS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE EPIC BRIDES LES BAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE DORON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT DES SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | LARA COIFFURE · BOUCLE D'OR COIFFURE · ART COIFFURE · MAR-ITER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 9 | LES CHALETS · GOLF HOTEL · HOTEL ATHENA · HOTEL LE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPLODGE 3 VALLEES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 541 (2012) → 442 (2023): -18.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 611 (1990) → 442 (2023): -27.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,412, of which 80.9 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brides-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brides-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Brides-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Moûtiers): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Brides-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MOUTIERS weather station, 4.4 km away at 480 m; the village itself is at 587 m. [10]
The village sits 107 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. [10]
An average of 859 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BRIDES LES BAIN, 0.4 km away at 600 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 — 73057/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73057/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73057/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73057/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73057
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73181
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Île-de-Bréhat | 22 | 815 km NW | 429 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 0 % |
| Pralognan-la-Vanoise | 73 | 14 km SE | 689 | 66.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 0 % |
| Montbrun-les-Bains | 26 | 167 km SW | 442 | 62.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 55 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe | 73 | 40 km N | 463 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 55 % |
| Isola | 06 | 146 km S | 642 | 67.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 76 % |
| Chamrousse | 38 | 66 km SW | 453 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 21 % · winter 32 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pralognan-la-Vanoise | 73 | 14 km SE | 689 | 66.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 0 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe | 73 | 40 km N | 463 | 67.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 23 % · winter 55 % |
| Chamrousse | 38 | 66 km SW | 453 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 21 % · winter 32 % |
| Isola | 06 | 146 km S | 642 | 67.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 28 % · winter 76 % |
| Montbrun-les-Bains | 26 | 167 km SW | 442 | 62.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 55 % |
| Île-de-Bréhat | 22 | 815 km NW | 429 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 0 % |
Elsewhere
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