Saint-Christophe
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Christophe (INSEE 73229) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Coeur de Chartreuse. Population 545 (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/73229-saint-christophe
Vitality score
Vitality score 22.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 17,551 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUX SAVEURS CAMBODGIENNES). [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 | 1 | AUX SAVEURS CAMBODGIENNES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 518 (2012) → 545 (2023): 5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 385 (1990) → 545 (2023): 41.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 254, of which 11.4 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Échelles): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Échelles): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Échelles): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Entre-deux-Guiers): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Les Échelles): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LAC AIGUEBELETTE weather station, 12.8 km away at 375 m; the village itself is at 415 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LAC AIGUEBELETTE, 12.8 km away at 375 m, over 17 summers. [10]
An average of 1,593 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 12.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-CHRISTOPHE LA-GROTTE, 0.3 km away at 420 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 — 73229/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73229/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73229/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73229/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73105
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 38155
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-Gabausse | 81 | 330 km SW | 547 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jozerand | 63 | 218 km W | 553 | 24 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 69 % |
| Exoudun | 79 | 464 km W | 531 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-Rigault | 86 | 463 km NW | 565 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Queyssac | 24 | 414 km W | 533 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| Les Hauts-Talican | 60 | 517 km NW | 542 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jozerand | 63 | 218 km W | 553 | 24 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 69 % |
| Labastide-Gabausse | 81 | 330 km SW | 547 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Queyssac | 24 | 414 km W | 533 | 22.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Roche-Rigault | 86 | 463 km NW | 565 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Exoudun | 79 | 464 km W | 531 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Hauts-Talican | 60 | 517 km NW | 542 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Saint-Christophe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessey | 42 | 85 km W | 465 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wahlbach | 68 | 271 km NE | 508 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Steige | 67 | 342 km N | 623 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kirrwiller | 67 | 397 km N | 533 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumotte-Aubertans | 70 | 221 km N | 475 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roches-sur-Marne | 52 | 355 km N | 582 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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