Modane
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Modane (INSEE 73157) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Haute Maurienne Vanoise. Population 2,849 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73157-modane
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 7,430 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 16.96 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.59 | 5 | 2.93 |
| Population trend | 0.17 | 10 | 1.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.16 | 5 | 0.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL MODANE VIENNOISERIE · LE FOURNIL DE LOUTRAZ · SARL NOGUERA FABIEN · DU MONT FROID). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VALREST · LW SHOP). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ASUPER 5). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (SARL SAVITAL · OCEANE · RESTAURANT D'ALTITUDE LA BERGERIE · EMPORIUM GALORIUM). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (GLOBE TROTTER · CELTIC PUB · GLOBE TROTTEUR · CAFE DU CHEMIN DE FER · CHEZ HELDER). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB JULES FERRY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LA VANOISE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNICK MONVIGNIER-MONNET, MÉDECIN · MICHEL BURNIER, MÉDECIN · JULIE BALAUD, MÉDECIN · ELSA PLAISANCE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE MODANE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (MODANE VILLE RP · VALFREJUS AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU COLLEGE LA VANOISE TERRES BLANCHES · GYMNASE LA VANOISE). [3]
2 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE DE SAVOIE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (STYLE COIFFURE · MAG COIFFURE · CREA'TIF · STUDIO M&M). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (TOURISTRA VACANCES · HÔTEL LE PERCE NEIGE · HOTEL LE COMMERCE · HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS · HÔTEL DE LA GARE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES COMBES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 8 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | SARL MODANE VIENNOISERIE · LE FOURNIL DE LOUTRAZ · SARL NOGUERA FABIEN · DU MONT FROID | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | VALREST · LW SHOP | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ASUPER 5 | 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 | 17 | SARL SAVITAL · OCEANE · RESTAURANT D'ALTITUDE LA BERGERIE · EMPORIUM GALORIUM | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | GLOBE TROTTER · CELTIC PUB · GLOBE TROTTEUR · CAFE DU CHEMIN DE FER · CHEZ HELDER | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LA VANOISE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ANNICK MONVIGNIER-MONNET, MÉDECIN · MICHEL BURNIER, MÉDECIN · JULIE BALAUD, MÉDECIN · ELSA PLAISANCE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELAS PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE MODANE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | MODANE VILLE RP · VALFREJUS AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE DU COLLEGE LA VANOISE TERRES BLANCHES · GYMNASE LA VANOISE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE DE SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | STYLE COIFFURE · MAG COIFFURE · CREA'TIF · STUDIO M&M | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | TOURISTRA VACANCES · HÔTEL LE PERCE NEIGE · HOTEL LE COMMERCE · HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS · HÔTEL DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES COMBES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,345 (2012) → 2,849 (2023): -14.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,250 (1990) → 2,849 (2023): -33 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,309, of which 41.8 % second homes and 15.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Modane): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Modane): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Modane): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Modane): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Modane): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 104 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MODANE weather station, 0.9 km away at 1,228 m; the village itself is at 1,073 m. [10]
The village sits 155 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FREJUS, 0.9 km away at 1,228 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 155 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 648 mm of rain a year, spread over 96 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MODANE, 0.9 km away at 1,228 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73157/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/959fb86c-aba3-3536-96f3-18a59d5fda7c— “Marché local à Modane tous les jeudis matin, place de l'hôtel de Ville.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73157/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73157/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73157/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | 43 | 187 km W | 2,501 | 63.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | 07 | 200 km SW | 2,403 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bédoin | 84 | 168 km SW | 3,106 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 53 km W | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Propriano | 2A | 431 km SE | 3,996 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Barcelonnette | 04 | 91 km S | 2,518 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 9 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans | 38 | 53 km W | 2,617 | 69 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barcelonnette | 04 | 91 km S | 2,518 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 9 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bédoin | 84 | 168 km SW | 3,106 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | 43 | 187 km W | 2,501 | 63.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | 07 | 200 km SW | 2,403 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 79 % |
| Propriano | 2A | 431 km SE | 3,996 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Modane'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 180 km W | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bresse | 88 | 312 km N | 3,853 | 45.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laguiole | 12 | 307 km W | 1,207 | 72.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morbier | 39 | 157 km N | 2,456 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paulien | 43 | 224 km W | 2,439 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Sixt | 74 | 83 km N | 1,561 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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