Ruffieux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ruffieux (INSEE 73218) is in Savoie (73), part of CA Grand Lac. Population 819 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73218-ruffieux
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 15,511 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE COMPTOIR DE CHAUTAGNE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (RUFFIEUX DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUX 100 DESSERTS · LES BARONIS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RUFFIEUX RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE SAUMONT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | LE COMPTOIR DE CHAUTAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | RUFFIEUX DISTRIBUTION | 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 | 2 | AUX 100 DESSERTS · LES BARONIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | RUFFIEUX RP | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE SAUMONT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 817 (2012) → 819 (2023): 0.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 540 (1990) → 819 (2023): 51.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 476, of which 15.5 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Serrières-en-Chautagne): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ruffieux): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Chindrieux): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Chindrieux): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ruffieux): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHINDRIEUX weather station, 1.8 km away at 340 m; the village itself is at 294 m. [11]
An average of 1,234 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHINDRIEUX, 1.8 km away at 340 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
41 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 236,000 € — 1,977 € per m² of built surface. [12]
18 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 114,500 € — 1,661 € per m². [12]
The median across Savoie is 2,827 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 73218/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73218/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73218/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73218/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73286
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73218
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73085
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roudouallec | 56 | 768 km NW | 722 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 65 % |
| Cerdon | 01 | 39 km NW | 747 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Hélette | 64 | 628 km SW | 758 | 57 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 77 % |
| La Roche-de-Rame | 05 | 135 km SE | 904 | 51.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Thois | 29 | 781 km NW | 703 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 54 % |
| Villentrois-Faverolles-en-Berry | 36 | 367 km NW | 886 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 85 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerdon | 01 | 39 km NW | 747 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| La Roche-de-Rame | 05 | 135 km SE | 904 | 51.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 0 % |
| Villentrois-Faverolles-en-Berry | 36 | 367 km NW | 886 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 85 % |
| Hélette | 64 | 628 km SW | 758 | 57 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 77 % |
| Roudouallec | 56 | 768 km NW | 722 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 65 % |
| Saint-Thois | 29 | 781 km NW | 703 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 54 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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