Lépin-le-Lac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lépin-le-Lac (INSEE 73145) is in Savoie (73), part of CC du Lac d'Aiguebelette (CCLA). Population 466 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 51.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 17,914 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU CYGNE GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL DUVAL ET DANGEARD). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (PROXI). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SUNSET). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU ROCHERAY). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LEPIN LE LAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SANS MIROIR). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LES SIRENES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE MONT GRELE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU CYGNE GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL DUVAL ET DANGEARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | PROXI | 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 | 1 | SUNSET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU ROCHERAY | 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 | LEPIN LE LAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | SANS MIROIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LES SIRENES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE MONT GRELE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 449 (2012) → 466 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 255 (1990) → 466 (2023): 82.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 300, of which 29.3 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lépin-le-Lac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lépin-le-Lac): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Alban-de-Montbel): 1.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Bridoire): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Alban-de-Montbel): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LAC AIGUEBELETTE weather station, 3.6 km away at 375 m; the village itself is at 378 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LAC AIGUEBELETTE, 3.6 km away at 375 m, over 17 summers. [12]
An average of 1,313 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LAC AIGUEBELETTE, 3.6 km away at 375 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
27 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 350,000 € — 2,956 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Savoie is 2,827 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [13]
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 — 73145/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e3bc1e1a-b2f7-3772-b638-3b8eed81063a— “Marché de Lépin-le-Lac”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73145/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73145/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73145/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73145
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73219
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73058
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigues-Vives | 34 | 339 km SW | 476 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 31 % · humidity 57 % |
| Prémian | 34 | 323 km SW | 479 | 41.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Remollon | 05 | 124 km S | 469 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gy-en-Sologne | 41 | 378 km NW | 475 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelnau-Durban | 09 | 452 km SW | 458 | 37.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Faugères | 34 | 300 km SW | 548 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remollon | 05 | 124 km S | 469 | 41.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Faugères | 34 | 300 km SW | 548 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prémian | 34 | 323 km SW | 479 | 41.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aigues-Vives | 34 | 339 km SW | 476 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 31 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gy-en-Sologne | 41 | 378 km NW | 475 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelnau-Durban | 09 | 452 km SW | 458 | 37.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Lépin-le-Lac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gy-en-Sologne | 41 | 378 km NW | 475 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trambly | 71 | 129 km NW | 394 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-des-Ollières | 63 | 182 km W | 459 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Colombier-le-Vieux | 07 | 99 km SW | 690 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toutry | 21 | 252 km NW | 402 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Port-Lesney | 39 | 162 km N | 532 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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