Plancherine
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 25.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plancherine (INSEE 73202) is in Savoie (73), part of CA Arlysère. Population 471 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 25.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 17,897 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (CHALET DES TRAPPEURS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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 | 2 | CHALET DES TRAPPEURS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 421 (2012) → 471 (2023): 11.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 231 (1990) → 471 (2023): 103.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 247, of which 18.6 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mercury): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Verrens-Arvey): 1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Mercury): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mercury): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Verrens-Arvey): 1.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VERRENS ARVEY weather station, 0.7 km away at 530 m; the village itself is at 617 m. [10]
The village sits 87 m above 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 ALBERTVILLE JO, 4.4 km away at 332 m, over 25 summers. [10]
That station sits 285 m below 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 1,438 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VERRENS ARVEY, 0.7 km away at 530 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73202/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73202/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73202/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73202/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73154
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73312
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alise-Sainte-Reine | 21 | 251 km NW | 564 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Croixrault | 80 | 561 km NW | 460 | 21.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Saint-Florentin | 36 | 380 km NW | 497 | 20.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne | 17 | 526 km W | 552 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| L'Habit | 27 | 517 km NW | 476 | 28.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flagey-Echézeaux | 21 | 196 km NW | 485 | 20.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagey-Echézeaux | 21 | 196 km NW | 485 | 20.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alise-Sainte-Reine | 21 | 251 km NW | 564 | 18 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Florentin | 36 | 380 km NW | 497 | 20.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Habit | 27 | 517 km NW | 476 | 28.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne | 17 | 526 km W | 552 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Croixrault | 80 | 561 km NW | 460 | 21.9 | Few services | 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 Plancherine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisel | 68 | 219 km N | 537 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marsilly | 57 | 382 km N | 582 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Veuve | 51 | 403 km N | 602 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nanteuil-sur-Marne | 77 | 436 km NW | 406 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lupcourt | 54 | 328 km N | 428 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sormonne | 08 | 479 km N | 529 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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