Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe (INSEE 73186) is in Savoie (73), part of CA Arlysère. Population 463 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 67.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 17,923 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 | 0.75 | 25 | 18.72 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.09 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ENTREPOT DU PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE CHEVALLIER). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ROSSAT MIGNOT FRERES · MONGELLAZ · SUPERETTE DU LACHAT · LE COMPTOIR DES GASTRONOMES). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (ANCENAY MARYSE · LA FERME DE VICTORINE · AU COEUR DU DIAMANT · L'OURSON GOURMAND · LA MOLLINIERE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AMBIANCE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE BOURJAILLET). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURE TELLIER, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA WAZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE NOTRE DAME DE BELLECOMBE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (NOTRE DAME DE BELLECOMBE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LA PETITE BOUTIQUE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE TETRAS · LA MOLLINIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'ENTREPOT DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE CHEVALLIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | ROSSAT MIGNOT FRERES · MONGELLAZ · SUPERETTE DU LACHAT · LE COMPTOIR DES GASTRONOMES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 13 | ANCENAY MARYSE · LA FERME DE VICTORINE · AU COEUR DU DIAMANT · L'OURSON GOURMAND · LA MOLLINIERE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | AMBIANCE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE BOURJAILLET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | LAURE TELLIER, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA WAZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE NOTRE DAME DE BELLECOMBE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | NOTRE DAME DE BELLECOMBE 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 | LA PETITE BOUTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE TETRAS · LA MOLLINIERE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 494 (2012) → 463 (2023): -6.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 459 (1990) → 463 (2023): 0.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,989, of which 88.4 % second homes and 0.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 114 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the COL-DES-SAISIES weather station, 6.2 km away at 1,614 m; the village itself is at 1,135 m. [9]
The village sits 479 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at COL-DES-SAISIES, 6.2 km away at 1,614 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 479 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,552 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at COL-DES-SAISIES, 6.2 km away at 1,614 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
30 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 530,000 € — 5,551 € per m² of built surface. [10]
217 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 157,500 € — 4,756 € per m². [10]
The median across Savoie is 2,827 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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 — 73186/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73186/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73186/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73186/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73186
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamrousse | 38 | 92 km SW | 453 | 68.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uvernet-Fours | 04 | 161 km S | 499 | 69.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 15 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hauteluce | 73 | 8.4 km SE | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brides-les-Bains | 73 | 40 km S | 442 | 59.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 23 % · winter 55 % |
| Peisey-Nancroix | 73 | 35 km SE | 632 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Vars | 05 | 136 km S | 588 | 70.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauteluce | 73 | 8.4 km SE | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peisey-Nancroix | 73 | 35 km SE | 632 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Brides-les-Bains | 73 | 40 km S | 442 | 59.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 23 % · winter 55 % |
| Chamrousse | 38 | 92 km SW | 453 | 68.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vars | 05 | 136 km S | 588 | 70.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uvernet-Fours | 04 | 161 km S | 499 | 69.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 15 % · 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 Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauteluce | 73 | 8.4 km SE | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crest-Voland | 73 | 1.9 km SW | 346 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beuil | 06 | 194 km S | 483 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire | 73 | 65 km S | 473 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nasbinals | 48 | 300 km SW | 571 | 74 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bolquère | 66 | 510 km SW | 816 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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