Challes-les-Eaux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Challes-les-Eaux (INSEE 73064) is in Savoie (73), part of CA du Grand Chambéry. Population 5,630 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/73064-challes-les-eaux
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 4,201 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.6 | 20 | 12.07 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| 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]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE RELAIS DU PAIN · BOULANGERIE SELVA · LA FOURNEE CHALLESIENNE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE AYET · BOUCHERIE DU MONT SAINT MICHEL). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LALIOS). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (CHATEAU DES COMTES DE CHALLES · TONIO · PIZZERIA DI GIO · LE VESTIAIRE · CHEZ LES FILLES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BOCA). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE FERME DES 4 SAISONS). [3]
26 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BOUBEKEUR LARBI, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL SEMERARO, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE BONIN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE THIRON, MÉDECIN · DIANE WEICK, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU FORUM). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHALLES LES EAUX FRIPERIE LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE SAMIVEL). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CHALL ENGER). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE BEAUSEJOUR · THERMES DE CHALLES · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL DU PARC). [3]
4 × Bank (CRCAM DES SAVOIE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · LCL CHALLES LES EAUX 2169). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (D'JACK RELOOK · ADDICT COIFFURE · L'IMPREVU · LAETITIA COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (CHATEAU DES COMTES DE CHALLES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (FAMILY CAMPING LE SAVOY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LE RELAIS DU PAIN · BOULANGERIE SELVA · LA FOURNEE CHALLESIENNE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE AYET · BOUCHERIE DU MONT SAINT MICHEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LALIOS | 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 | 17 | CHATEAU DES COMTES DE CHALLES · TONIO · PIZZERIA DI GIO · LE VESTIAIRE · CHEZ LES FILLES | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BOCA | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE FERME DES 4 SAISONS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 26 | BOUBEKEUR LARBI, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL SEMERARO, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE BONIN, MÉDECIN · PIERRE THIRON, MÉDECIN · DIANE WEICK, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 26 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU FORUM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CHALLES LES EAUX FRIPERIE LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE SAMIVEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CHALL ENGER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE BEAUSEJOUR · THERMES DE CHALLES · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL DU PARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CRCAM DES SAVOIE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · LCL CHALLES LES EAUX 2169 | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | D'JACK RELOOK · ADDICT COIFFURE · L'IMPREVU · LAETITIA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | CHATEAU DES COMTES DE CHALLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | FAMILY CAMPING LE SAVOY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 7h30 à 12h. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,050 (2012) → 5,630 (2023): 11.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,801 (1990) → 5,630 (2023): 101 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,963, of which 2.8 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Challes-les-Eaux): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Challes-les-Eaux): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Challes-les-Eaux): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Challes-les-Eaux): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Challes-les-Eaux): 0.5 km to the north-east (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, 2.2 km away at 298 m; the village itself is at 315 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTMELIAN, 7.9 km away at 264 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 51 m below 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 1,127 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHALLES TEPPES, 0.8 km away at 307 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 — 73064/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-challesleseaux.fr/decouvrir-et-bouger-au-quotidien/cadre-de-vie-mobilite-et-environnement— “Tous les vendredis, de 7h30 à 12h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73064/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73064/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73064/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73064
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Sainte-Marie | 10 | 340 km NW | 5,249 | 54.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Arbresle | 69 | 111 km W | 6,537 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Grand-Croix | 42 | 110 km W | 4,947 | 51.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 95 km W | 6,327 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Paul-en-Jarez | 42 | 110 km W | 4,699 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaines-sur-Saône | 69 | 94 km W | 6,957 | 57.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaines-sur-Saône | 69 | 94 km W | 6,957 | 57.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 95 km W | 6,327 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Paul-en-Jarez | 42 | 110 km W | 4,699 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Grand-Croix | 42 | 110 km W | 4,947 | 51.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Arbresle | 69 | 111 km W | 6,537 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-Sainte-Marie | 10 | 340 km NW | 5,249 | 54.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · 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 Challes-les-Eaux'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 Tour-du-Pin | 38 | 42 km W | 8,111 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Claude | 39 | 94 km N | 8,386 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brioude | 43 | 205 km W | 6,527 | 70.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barberaz | 73 | 3.4 km NW | 5,306 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barby | 73 | 2.6 km N | 3,772 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Reignier-Ésery | 74 | 69 km N | 8,464 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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