La Tour-en-Maurienne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Tour-en-Maurienne (INSEE 73135) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Coeur de Maurienne Arvan. Population 1,087 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 3 former communes: Le Châtel (73080), Montpascal (73172), Pontamafrey-Montpascal (73203). [3]
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 36.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 13,830 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (AMANDINE). [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU CHAUSSY · ANGKOR NIAM-NIAM). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (MAISON GRANGE). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - PONTAMAFREY · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - HERMILLON). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (ORELLY COIFFURE - CREA'TIFS). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | AMANDINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | AUBERGE DU CHAUSSY · ANGKOR NIAM-NIAM | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | MAISON GRANGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - PONTAMAFREY · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - HERMILLON | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | ORELLY COIFFURE - CREA'TIFS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,068 (2012) → 1,087 (2023): 1.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 906 (1990) → 1,087 (2023): 20 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 764, of which 25.1 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Tour-en-Maurienne): 0.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Tour-en-Maurienne): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-JEAN DE MAURIENNE weather station, 1.9 km away at 550 m; the village itself is at 561 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN DE MAUR, 4.2 km away at 610 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 901 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN DE MAURIENNE, 1.9 km away at 550 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 — 73135/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73135/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73135/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73135/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73248
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73135
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Père-sur-Loire | 45 | 411 km NW | 1,034 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alex | 74 | 66 km N | 1,139 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle | 27 | 619 km NW | 840 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 35 % |
| Banassac-Canilhac | 48 | 267 km W | 1,064 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-de-Rame | 05 | 63 km S | 904 | 51.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roz-sur-Couesnon | 35 | 706 km NW | 1,059 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-de-Rame | 05 | 63 km S | 904 | 51.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alex | 74 | 66 km N | 1,139 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Banassac-Canilhac | 48 | 267 km W | 1,064 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Père-sur-Loire | 45 | 411 km NW | 1,034 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle | 27 | 619 km NW | 840 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 35 % |
| Roz-sur-Couesnon | 35 | 706 km NW | 1,059 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 La Tour-en-Maurienne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pajay | 38 | 96 km W | 1,036 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vincent | 43 | 193 km W | 1,089 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Priest-Bramefant | 63 | 241 km W | 871 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villegusien-le-Lac | 52 | 283 km N | 1,000 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Sylvestre-Pragoulin | 63 | 245 km W | 1,063 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moye | 74 | 73 km NW | 985 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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