Nances
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 34.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nances (INSEE 73184) is in Savoie (73), part of CC du Lac d'Aiguebelette (CCLA). Population 554 (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 34.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 17,489 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA CRIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (COTE LAC). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE LA CRIQUE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'AMBROISIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | LA CRIQUE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | COTE LAC | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DE LA CRIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING L'AMBROISIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 443 (2012) → 554 (2023): 25.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 237 (1990) → 554 (2023): 133.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 275, of which 12 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Novalaise): 1.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Novalaise): 1.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Novalaise): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Motte-Servolex): 6.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Novalaise): 1.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 86 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NOVALAISE weather station, 1.7 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 454 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LAC AIGUEBELETTE, 2.8 km away at 375 m, over 17 summers. [11]
That station sits 79 m below 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 1,423 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NOVALAISE, 1.7 km away at 460 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 — 73184/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d71866ae-7952-369b-90e5-dca6fcd6cb62— “Marché des producteurs locaux”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73184/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73184/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73184/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73191
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73179
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxel | 74 | 86 km NE | 518 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Montlinard | 18 | 278 km NW | 491 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montgesoye | 25 | 169 km N | 498 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voyennes | 80 | 510 km NW | 595 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rochessauve | 07 | 137 km SW | 495 | 33.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condac | 16 | 435 km W | 456 | 29.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxel | 74 | 86 km NE | 518 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochessauve | 07 | 137 km SW | 495 | 33.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montgesoye | 25 | 169 km N | 498 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Montlinard | 18 | 278 km NW | 491 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Condac | 16 | 435 km W | 456 | 29.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Voyennes | 80 | 510 km NW | 595 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 42 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Nances'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonette-Orsonnette | 63 | 196 km W | 625 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vensat | 63 | 208 km W | 569 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montcarra | 38 | 31 km W | 612 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sorlin-de-Morestel | 38 | 26 km W | 610 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-en-Charollais | 71 | 159 km NW | 505 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baulay | 70 | 245 km N | 322 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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