Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire (INSEE 73116) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Coeur de Maurienne Arvan. Population 473 (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 61.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 17,876 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 | 0.74 | 25 | 18.45 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.96 |
| 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) (AUX SY'BELLES SAVEURS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE AUGERT). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PUPUCE · NANOU · LA FINE BOUCHE). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (SARL LE CHAMOIS · LE TETRAS · LES CARLINES · PUB RESTARUANT SAVOYARD · CHALET LE FOEHN). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA TOUSSUIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FONTCOUVERTE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA TOUSSUIRE AP). [3]
1 × Cinema (L'IGLOO). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU DE LA STATION). [3]
1 × Bank (BANQUE DE SAVOIE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ORIGIN'HAIR). [3,4]
7 × Hotel (HOTEL LA RUADE · HOTEL LES AIRELLES · HOTEL LE PLEIN SUD · PRINCIPAUTE DE COMBORCIERE · HOTEL RESTAURANT SPA LES SOLDANELLES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING CARAVANEIGE DU COL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AUX SY'BELLES SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE AUGERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | PUPUCE · NANOU · LA FINE BOUCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 19 | SARL LE CHAMOIS · LE TETRAS · LES CARLINES · PUB RESTARUANT SAVOYARD · CHALET LE FOEHN | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA TOUSSUIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FONTCOUVERTE | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | LA TOUSSUIRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | L'IGLOO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU DE LA STATION | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | BANQUE DE SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | ORIGIN'HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 7 | HOTEL LA RUADE · HOTEL LES AIRELLES · HOTEL LE PLEIN SUD · PRINCIPAUTE DE COMBORCIERE · HOTEL RESTAURANT SPA LES SOLDANELLES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING CARAVANEIGE DU COL | 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 569 (2012) → 473 (2023): -16.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 528 (1990) → 473 (2023): -10.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,057, of which 92.1 % second homes and 0.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villarembert): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villarembert): 2.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Villarembert): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villarembert): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 124 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST JEAN DE MAUR weather station, 3.3 km away at 610 m; the village itself is at 1,177 m. [10]
The village sits 567 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN DE MAUR, 3.3 km away at 610 m, over 11 summers. [10]
That station sits 567 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 743 mm of rain a year, spread over 98 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST JEAN DE MAUR, 3.3 km away at 610 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 — 73116/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73116/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73116/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73116/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73318
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73116
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beuil | 06 | 139 km SE | 483 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uvernet-Fours | 04 | 102 km S | 499 | 69.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Galéria | 2B | 367 km SE | 395 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Gresse-en-Vercors | 38 | 69 km SW | 351 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Névache | 05 | 35 km SE | 362 | 56.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 3 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamrousse | 38 | 37 km SW | 453 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Névache | 05 | 35 km SE | 362 | 56.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 3 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamrousse | 38 | 37 km SW | 453 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gresse-en-Vercors | 38 | 69 km SW | 351 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uvernet-Fours | 04 | 102 km S | 499 | 69.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beuil | 06 | 139 km SE | 483 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Galéria | 2B | 367 km SE | 395 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beuil | 06 | 139 km SE | 483 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gresse-en-Vercors | 38 | 69 km SW | 351 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamrousse | 38 | 37 km SW | 453 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe | 73 | 65 km N | 463 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villarodin-Bourget | 73 | 31 km E | 499 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crest-Voland | 73 | 63 km N | 346 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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