Césarches
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Césarches (INSEE 73061) is in Savoie (73), part of CA Arlysère. Population 441 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 24.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 17,914 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE PUB CESARCHES). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [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. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB CESARCHES | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 408 (2012) → 441 (2023): 8.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 325 (1990) → 441 (2023): 35.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 201, of which 5 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Albertville): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Albertville): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Venthon): 1.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Albertville): 2.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Césarches): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 80 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ALBERTVILLE JO weather station, 5.2 km away at 332 m; the village itself is at 494 m. [11]
The village sits 162 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALBERTVILLE JO, 5.2 km away at 332 m, over 25 summers. [11]
That station sits 162 m below 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 1,243 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ALBERTVILLE JO, 5.2 km away at 332 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 — 73061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73011
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73308
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-la-Poterie | 60 | 533 km NW | 439 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flammerans | 21 | 186 km NW | 458 | 23.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
| Saint-Escobille | 91 | 453 km NW | 454 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Miribel-Lanchâtre | 38 | 102 km SW | 445 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bousse | 72 | 544 km NW | 431 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Leigné-sur-Usseau | 86 | 476 km W | 451 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 36 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miribel-Lanchâtre | 38 | 102 km SW | 445 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flammerans | 21 | 186 km NW | 458 | 23.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
| Saint-Escobille | 91 | 453 km NW | 454 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Leigné-sur-Usseau | 86 | 476 km W | 451 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 36 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Germain-la-Poterie | 60 | 533 km NW | 439 | 20.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bousse | 72 | 544 km NW | 431 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 34 % · 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 Césarches'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bénisson-Dieu | 42 | 190 km W | 429 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Amblans-et-Velotte | 70 | 220 km N | 386 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 73 | 33 km SW | 437 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Essertenne-et-Cecey | 70 | 202 km N | 427 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villers-lès-Luxeuil | 70 | 231 km N | 310 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Agencourt | 21 | 193 km NW | 416 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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