Freney
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Freney (INSEE 73119) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Haute Maurienne Vanoise. Population 116 (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 6.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 11,868 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.22 | 5 | 1.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 110 (2012) → 116 (2023): 5.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 124 (1990) → 116 (2023): -6.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 87, of which 39.1 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-André): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fourneaux): 1.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Modane): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Fourneaux): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fourneaux): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 99 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MODANE weather station, 3.7 km away at 1,228 m; the village itself is at 1,034 m. [11]
The village sits 194 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FREJUS, 3.7 km away at 1,228 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 194 m above 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 648 mm of rain a year, spread over 96 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MODANE, 3.7 km away at 1,228 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 — 73119/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73119/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73119/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73119/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73117
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73157
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asnan | 58 | 333 km NW | 118 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Machy | 80 | 670 km NW | 117 | 7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ilhet | 65 | 557 km SW | 122 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Maison-Dieu | 58 | 337 km NW | 113 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saffres | 21 | 289 km NW | 119 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval-d'Aix | 26 | 108 km SW | 112 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval-d'Aix | 26 | 108 km SW | 112 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saffres | 21 | 289 km NW | 119 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asnan | 58 | 333 km NW | 118 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Maison-Dieu | 58 | 337 km NW | 113 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ilhet | 65 | 557 km SW | 122 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Machy | 80 | 670 km NW | 117 | 7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 22 % · 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 Freney'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 Mas-d'Artige | 23 | 350 km W | 92 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corlier | 01 | 128 km NW | 116 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pailhac | 65 | 561 km SW | 85 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Born | 48 | 252 km W | 156 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barbey-Seroux | 88 | 328 km N | 143 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ordonnaz | 01 | 111 km NW | 151 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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