Lescheraines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 79.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lescheraines (INSEE 73146) is in Savoie (73), part of CA du Grand Chambéry. Population 803 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73146-lescheraines
Vitality score
Vitality score 79.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 15,616 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 | 0.86 | 25 | 21.62 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 19 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.48 | 10 | 4.75 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE RIVELA · AU GRE DU SOLEIL). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE LESCHERAINES · AU GARDE MANGER). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASINO SHOP · BIOBAUGES). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CHALET LA GROLLE · PLAN D'EAU). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LES KOPAINS · BAR DU CHERAN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENOIT CADILHAC, MÉDECIN · MARION PILORGE, MÉDECIN · FANNY BIZOUARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIRS ILE DU CHERAN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MYL'ET UNE BEAUTE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (DESTINATIONS BAUGES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE RIVELA · AU GRE DU SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE DE LESCHERAINES · AU GARDE MANGER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CASINO SHOP · BIOBAUGES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 3 | CHALET LA GROLLE · PLAN D'EAU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LES KOPAINS · BAR DU CHERAN | INSEE SIRENE 3 [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) | 3 | BENOIT CADILHAC, MÉDECIN · MARION PILORGE, MÉDECIN · FANNY BIZOUARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [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 POSTE | 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 | 1 | BASE DE LOISIRS ILE DU CHERAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | MYL'ET UNE BEAUTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | DESTINATIONS BAUGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday matin Place des Cantalous. [5]
Trajectory
Population 731 (2012) → 803 (2023): 9.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 495 (1990) → 803 (2023): 62.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 490, of which 22.2 % second homes and 1.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lescheraines): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lescheraines): 0.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Lescheraines): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Châtelard): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Lescheraines): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 122 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LESCHERAINES weather station, 0.8 km away at 591 m; the village itself is at 648 m. [11]
The village sits 57 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALLANT-NIVOSE, 9.7 km away at 1,684 m, over 16 summers. [11]
That station sits 1,036 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 1,363 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LESCHERAINES, 0.8 km away at 591 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73146/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.lescheraines.fr/la-commune/presentation-de-la-commune— “Le mardi matin : marché sur la Place des Cantalous”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73146/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73146/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73146/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73146
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73081
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamborigaud | 30 | 229 km SW | 884 | 66.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rivière-sur-Tarn | 12 | 289 km SW | 1,069 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rasteau | 84 | 186 km SW | 813 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Daumazan-sur-Arize | 09 | 476 km SW | 804 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 0 % |
| Saignes | 15 | 286 km W | 835 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Siaugues-Sainte-Marie | 43 | 205 km W | 839 | 66.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasteau | 84 | 186 km SW | 813 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Siaugues-Sainte-Marie | 43 | 205 km W | 839 | 66.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamborigaud | 30 | 229 km SW | 884 | 66.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saignes | 15 | 286 km W | 835 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivière-sur-Tarn | 12 | 289 km SW | 1,069 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Daumazan-sur-Arize | 09 | 476 km SW | 804 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 0 % |
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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 Lescheraines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allègre | 43 | 195 km W | 922 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Manigod | 74 | 27 km NE | 1,000 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trizac | 15 | 283 km W | 446 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bogève | 74 | 59 km NE | 1,200 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Onnion | 74 | 59 km NE | 1,299 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allemond | 38 | 64 km S | 971 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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