Cognin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cognin (INSEE 73087) is in Savoie (73), part of CA du Grand Chambéry. Population 6,954 (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/73087-cognin
Vitality score
Vitality score 52/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 3,459 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.2 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MA BOULANGERIE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE FERRANTE · ELITE BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LA BELLE SICILE · PIZZAS DU MONDE · LA PAELLA · SAVEURS DU MONDE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE DES SPORTS). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA FORGERIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA FORGERIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PASTEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHATEAU DE COGNIN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRY BORDEAUX). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CARINE HELMINIAK-BAGREL, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME EICHINGER, MÉDECIN · MYRIAM SCIOLLA, MÉDECIN · MARC FRANCOIS, MÉDECIN · MYRIAM JOUVE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DU BOURG · SELARL PHARMACIE DU FOREZAN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF HENRY BORDEAUX · GYMNASE INSTITUT NATIONAL DE JEUNES SOURDS INJS · GYMNASE DU LEVANT). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIRS DU FOREZAN). [3]
4 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE DE SAVOIE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (DOMY COIFFURE · MISS LULU ET LE BARBIER DU CHATEAU · TERESA COIFF'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MA BOULANGERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE FERRANTE · ELITE BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | 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 | 7 | LA BELLE SICILE · PIZZAS DU MONDE · LA PAELLA · SAVEURS DU MONDE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BRASSERIE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA FORGERIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA FORGERIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PASTEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHATEAU DE COGNIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HENRY BORDEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | CARINE HELMINIAK-BAGREL, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME EICHINGER, MÉDECIN · MYRIAM SCIOLLA, MÉDECIN · MARC FRANCOIS, MÉDECIN · MYRIAM JOUVE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELARL PHARMACIE DU BOURG · SELARL PHARMACIE DU FOREZAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF HENRY BORDEAUX · GYMNASE INSTITUT NATIONAL DE JEUNES SOURDS INJS · GYMNASE DU LEVANT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE DE LOISIRS DU FOREZAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 4 | CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE DE SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | DOMY COIFFURE · MISS LULU ET LE BARBIER DU CHATEAU · TERESA COIFF'HAIR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 5,920 (2012) → 6,954 (2023): 17.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,779 (1990) → 6,954 (2023): 20.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,550, of which 1.4 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cognin): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cognin): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cognin): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cognin): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cognin): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA MOTTE SERVOL weather station, 4.6 km away at 310 m; the village itself is at 289 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LAC AIGUEBELETTE, 7.9 km away at 375 m, over 17 summers. [10]
That station sits 86 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 1,226 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAMBERY, 2.1 km away at 256 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 — 73087/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b17cebaf-09b4-3737-b937-8a3581e3de93— “Marché de Cognin”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73087/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73087/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73087/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73087
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luisant | 28 | 463 km NW | 6,945 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jurançon | 64 | 560 km SW | 7,040 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-André-de-la-Roche | 06 | 231 km SE | 5,896 | 53 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bethoncourt | 25 | 230 km N | 5,308 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bétheny | 51 | 437 km N | 6,975 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lutterbach | 68 | 266 km NE | 6,851 | 52.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethoncourt | 25 | 230 km N | 5,308 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-la-Roche | 06 | 231 km SE | 5,896 | 53 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lutterbach | 68 | 266 km NE | 6,851 | 52.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bétheny | 51 | 437 km N | 6,975 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Luisant | 28 | 463 km NW | 6,945 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jurançon | 64 | 560 km SW | 7,040 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Cognin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Coteau | 42 | 149 km W | 6,845 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eckbolsheim | 67 | 362 km N | 7,157 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villars | 42 | 121 km W | 7,664 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin | 45 | 401 km NW | 6,256 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 10 | 331 km NW | 6,760 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 90 km W | 6,311 | 59.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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