Novalaise
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Novalaise (INSEE 73191) is in Savoie (73), part of CC du Lac d'Aiguebelette (CCLA). Population 2,261 (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 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 71.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 8,802 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 16.02 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.78 | 10 | 7.75 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE AUX DELICES DES MONTAGNES · LES 5 EPIS · VILLAMIZAR JARAMILLO KAREN). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE GUILLAUD · BOUCHERIE BORDONNAT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SCDIS). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LE RESTO DE LA PLAGE · LE CHALET DES GLIERES · HOTEL NOVALAISE PLAGE // RESTAURANT LES ROSILIERES · ROSSO · ENTRE LACS ET COLLINES). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (L'ENDROIT · LE BISTROT DU QUARTIER). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE NOVALAISE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE L'EPINE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AUDREY COLLOMB-GERY, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU DUFAITRE, MÉDECIN · LUCE BERGERET, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE LAGOUTTE, MÉDECIN · FANNY BESSEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE NOVALAISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ROBERT LAUDE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF 1). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE NOVALAISE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (MECH' A MECHES · COIFFURE RITA & ELSA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL NOVALAISE PLAGE // RESTAURANT LES ROSILIERES). [3]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING DES CHAVANNES · CAMPING LE GRAND VERNEY · CAMPING DE L'ARBAZ). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Campsite.
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) | 3 | BOULANGERIE AUX DELICES DES MONTAGNES · LES 5 EPIS · VILLAMIZAR JARAMILLO KAREN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE GUILLAUD · BOUCHERIE BORDONNAT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SCDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 7 | LE RESTO DE LA PLAGE · LE CHALET DES GLIERES · HOTEL NOVALAISE PLAGE // RESTAURANT LES ROSILIERES · ROSSO · ENTRE LACS ET COLLINES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | L'ENDROIT · LE BISTROT DU QUARTIER | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE NOVALAISE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE L'EPINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | AUDREY COLLOMB-GERY, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU DUFAITRE, MÉDECIN · LUCE BERGERET, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE LAGOUTTE, MÉDECIN · FANNY BESSEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE NOVALAISE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 ROBERT LAUDE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF 1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE NOVALAISE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | MECH' A MECHES · COIFFURE RITA & ELSA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL NOVALAISE PLAGE // RESTAURANT LES ROSILIERES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING DES CHAVANNES · CAMPING LE GRAND VERNEY · CAMPING DE L'ARBAZ | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday, Sunday 8h à 12h au cœur du village, à côté de la place de la Mairie, rue des écoles et le long de la route du col de l'Epine. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,942 (2012) → 2,261 (2023): 16.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,234 (1990) → 2,261 (2023): 83.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,135, of which 10 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Novalaise): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Novalaise): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Novalaise): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Motte-Servolex): 7.9 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Novalaise): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
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. [12]
Measured at the NOVALAISE weather station, 0.4 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 432 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LAC AIGUEBELETTE, 3.8 km away at 375 m, over 17 summers. [12]
That station sits 57 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,423 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 10.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at NOVALAISE, 0.4 km away at 460 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73191/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.novalaise.fr/fr/infos-pratiques/marche/marche.htm— “Il a lieu toute l'année les mercredi et dimanche matin de 8h à 12h”
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/97686ea7-8bb0-39d7-920a-32c08a63b34c— “Marché généraliste (alimentation, producteurs, vêtements, meubles, artisanat, bijoux, etc...) le dimanche matin avec une trentaine de marchands, forains et des animations en juillet et août, et plus petit le mercredi matin avec une quinzaine de marchands.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73191/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73191/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73191/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méounes-lès-Montrieux | 83 | 258 km S | 2,277 | 63.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espelette | 64 | 625 km W | 2,155 | 71.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 7 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Féréole | 19 | 330 km W | 2,081 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sixt-sur-Aff | 35 | 646 km NW | 2,273 | 63.4 | Served | no figures |
| Penne-d'Agenais | 47 | 413 km W | 2,496 | 60.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Forêt-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 511 km W | 2,250 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méounes-lès-Montrieux | 83 | 258 km S | 2,277 | 63.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Féréole | 19 | 330 km W | 2,081 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Penne-d'Agenais | 47 | 413 km W | 2,496 | 60.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Forêt-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 511 km W | 2,250 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Espelette | 64 | 625 km W | 2,155 | 71.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 7 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sixt-sur-Aff | 35 | 646 km NW | 2,273 | 63.4 | Served | no figures |
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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 Novalaise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Féréole | 19 | 330 km W | 2,081 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-des-Arnauds | 05 | 116 km S | 1,685 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Corbelin | 38 | 18 km W | 2,375 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biol | 38 | 32 km W | 1,594 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belmont-de-la-Loire | 42 | 127 km NW | 1,410 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bully | 69 | 97 km W | 2,213 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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