La Plagne Tarentaise
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Plagne Tarentaise (INSEE 73150) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Les Versants d'Aime. Population 3,836 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 3 former communes: Bellentre (73038), La Côte-d'Aime (73093), Valezan (73305). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73150-la-plagne-tarentaise
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 5,851 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.58 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.91 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.71 | 5 | 3.57 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.52 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOCIETE VETTER ET FILS · MAISON RHUBARBE · BOULANGERIE ONAN). [4,5]
16 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SA BROCHE ET FILS · PROXI · TFDB · SOCIETE D'ALIMENTATION DE LA PLAGNE - SDAP · LA FERME AUX GOURMETS). [4,5]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE DE PLAGNE CENTRE). [5]
80 × Restaurant (LE FLOCON · LES COCOTTES · SARL LES INVERSENS · CHALET DES DOLINES). [4,5]
19 × Café / bar (LE K2 · LE SEVEN · IGLOO IGLOO · SHOWLEX · LA CAVE). [5]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MONTCHAVIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCIS MARCHAND-MAILLET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE VILLARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STATION · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ALBERT PERRIERE). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YVAN BABOLAT, MÉDECIN · BRUNO MARY, MÉDECIN · FRANÇOIS CLAMADIEU, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS DELACROIX, MÉDECIN · MÉGANE FOUCAULT, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGNE). [4,5]
5 × Post office / agence postale (BELLE PLAGNE RP · MACOT RP · BELLENTRE GRANDE RUE RP · MONTCHAVIN BELLENTRE AP · LA PLAGNE AP). [4]
5 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - MÂCOT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - LA PLAGNE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - LA CÔTE D'AIME · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - BELLENTRE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - VALEZAN). [4]
2 × Cinema (STUDIO · LES ECRINS). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE PUBLIQUE DE VALEZAN · SALLE OMNISPORT DE MACOT LA PLAGNE). [4]
1 × Bank (LYONNAISE DE BANQUE). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (O COIFFEUR · SCHWENTZER EVE · DI PALO MARIE-THÉRÈSE · MOUNTAIN HAIR CUT). [4,5]
8 × Hotel (L'EDEN DES CIMES · HOTEL LES BALCONS VILLAGE · HOTEL RESTAURANT · HOTEL LE VANCOUVER · LE CHALET DU FRIOLIN). [4,5]
2 × Campsite (MAIRIE · CAMPING LE BIOLEY). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Supermarket, 12 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SOCIETE VETTER ET FILS · MAISON RHUBARBE · BOULANGERIE ONAN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 16 | SA BROCHE ET FILS · PROXI · TFDB · SOCIETE D'ALIMENTATION DE LA PLAGNE - SDAP · LA FERME AUX GOURMETS | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE DE PLAGNE CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 80 | LE FLOCON · LES COCOTTES · SARL LES INVERSENS · CHALET DES DOLINES | INSEE BPE 80 / INSEE SIRENE 108 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 19 | LE K2 · LE SEVEN · IGLOO IGLOO · SHOWLEX · LA CAVE | INSEE SIRENE 19 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MONTCHAVIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCIS MARCHAND-MAILLET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE VILLARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STATION · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ALBERT PERRIERE | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | YVAN BABOLAT, MÉDECIN · BRUNO MARY, MÉDECIN · FRANÇOIS CLAMADIEU, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS DELACROIX, MÉDECIN · MÉGANE FOUCAULT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | BELLE PLAGNE RP · MACOT RP · BELLENTRE GRANDE RUE RP · MONTCHAVIN BELLENTRE AP · LA PLAGNE AP | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Library | 5 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - MÂCOT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - LA PLAGNE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - LA CÔTE D'AIME · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - BELLENTRE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - VALEZAN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Cinema | 2 | STUDIO · LES ECRINS | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | ECOLE PUBLIQUE DE VALEZAN · SALLE OMNISPORT DE MACOT LA PLAGNE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | LYONNAISE DE BANQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | O COIFFEUR · SCHWENTZER EVE · DI PALO MARIE-THÉRÈSE · MOUNTAIN HAIR CUT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Hotel | 8 | L'EDEN DES CIMES · HOTEL LES BALCONS VILLAGE · HOTEL RESTAURANT · HOTEL LE VANCOUVER · LE CHALET DU FRIOLIN | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 102 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 2 | MAIRIE · CAMPING LE BIOLEY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday matin Parking d'Aime-La-Plagne. [6]
Trajectory
Population 3,859 (2012) → 3,836 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,063 (1990) → 3,836 (2023): 25.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11,764, of which 83.8 % second homes and 1.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Plagne Tarentaise): 1.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (La Plagne Tarentaise): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Aime-la-Plagne): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Aime-la-Plagne): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (La Plagne Tarentaise): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
No climate figures: every nearby weather station sits more than 1,200 m above or below the village, so none of them describes its weather.
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73150/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.laplagne-tarentaise.fr/environnement/foires-et-marches/— “Retrouvez bouchers, poissonniers, primeurs, producteurs locaux, foodtruck tous les jeudis matin sur le marché d'Aime. Parking d'Aime-La-Plagne – Toute l'année”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73150/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73150/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73150/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73150
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Belleville | 73 | 23 km SW | 3,498 | 71.3 | Served | no figures |
| Courchevel | 73 | 14 km S | 2,290 | 75.4 | Served | no figures |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 22 | 757 km NW | 3,371 | 51.8 | Partly served | no figures |
| Loctudy | 29 | 864 km W | 4,075 | 51.5 | Partly served | no figures |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 33 | 607 km W | 3,100 | 57.8 | Partly served | no figures |
| Les Allues | 73 | 16 km SW | 1,736 | 70.9 | Served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 73 | 14 km S | 2,290 | 75.4 | Served | no figures |
| Les Allues | 73 | 16 km SW | 1,736 | 70.9 | Served | no figures |
| Les Belleville | 73 | 23 km SW | 3,498 | 71.3 | Served | no figures |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 33 | 607 km W | 3,100 | 57.8 | Partly served | no figures |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 22 | 757 km NW | 3,371 | 51.8 | Partly served | no figures |
| Loctudy | 29 | 864 km W | 4,075 | 51.5 | Partly served | no figures |
Elsewhere
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