Les Déserts
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Déserts (INSEE 73098) is in Savoie (73), part of CA du Grand Chambéry. Population 845 (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/73098-les-deserts
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 15,338 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CAPRICE DES NEIGES). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SHERPA · SAVEURS DES BAUGES). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (LE CHALET DU LOUP · LE SAINT JO' · MAISON FAMILIALE LES CHAMOIS · LA CREMAILLERE · LE CARIBOU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (RESTO-REVARD). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LES DESERTS RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ADRIENNE MONNIER). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES · HOTEL LE MARGERIAZ). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CAPRICE DES NEIGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SHERPA · SAVEURS DES BAUGES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 9 | LE CHALET DU LOUP · LE SAINT JO' · MAISON FAMILIALE LES CHAMOIS · LA CREMAILLERE · LE CARIBOU | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | RESTO-REVARD | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 1 | LES DESERTS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ADRIENNE MONNIER | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES · HOTEL LE MARGERIAZ | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 786 (2012) → 845 (2023): 7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 512 (1990) → 845 (2023): 65 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,181, of which 67.7 % second homes and 0.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-d'Arvey): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Déserts): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-d'Arvey): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-d'Arvey): 4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Les Déserts): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 102 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA FECLAZ weather station, 3.1 km away at 1,350 m; the village itself is at 933 m. [10]
The village sits 417 m below 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FECLAZ_SAPC, 3.6 km away at 1,328 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 395 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 1,693 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA FECLAZ, 3.1 km away at 1,350 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
66 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 330,000 € — 3,584 € per m² of built surface. [11]
81 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 116,950 € — 3,077 € per m². [11]
The median across Savoie is 2,827 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73098/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73098/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73098/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73098/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73243
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73098
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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-sur-Ay | 50 | 699 km NW | 926 | 61.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valdeblore | 06 | 195 km SE | 835 | 67.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 9 % |
| Berrias-et-Casteljau | 07 | 199 km SW | 793 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thollon-les-Mémises | 74 | 101 km NE | 879 | 64 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carolles | 50 | 669 km NW | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viens | 84 | 195 km S | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thollon-les-Mémises | 74 | 101 km NE | 879 | 64 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viens | 84 | 195 km S | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valdeblore | 06 | 195 km SE | 835 | 67.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 9 % |
| Berrias-et-Casteljau | 07 | 199 km SW | 793 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carolles | 50 | 669 km NW | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Ay | 50 | 699 km NW | 926 | 61.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · 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 Les Déserts'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flumet | 73 | 45 km NE | 799 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Err | 66 | 476 km SW | 716 | 54.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beuil | 06 | 187 km SE | 483 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Giettaz | 73 | 46 km NE | 381 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle | 73 | 43 km NE | 502 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse | 38 | 35 km SW | 1,003 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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