Saint-Colomban-des-Villards
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Colomban-des-Villards (INSEE 73230) is in Savoie (73), part of CC du Canton de La Chambre. Population 143 (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 37.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 98 % of the 13,700 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 | 0.2 | 10 | 2.01 |
| 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 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE DES VILLARDS). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE LE GLANDON MAURICE BOZON · HARVEST). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT COLOMBAN DES VILLARDS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DES VILLARDS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN EAU AMENAGE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA POSTE · HOTEL DU GLANDON). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (DOMAINE DE LA PERRIERE · CAMPING GCU 73 ST COLOMBAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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 | L'EPICERIE DES VILLARDS | 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 | 2 | AUBERGE LE GLANDON MAURICE BOZON · HARVEST | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | SAINT COLOMBAN DES VILLARDS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DES VILLARDS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN EAU AMENAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | HOTEL DE LA POSTE · HOTEL DU GLANDON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | DOMAINE DE LA PERRIERE · CAMPING GCU 73 ST COLOMBAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 189 (2012) → 143 (2023): -24.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 204 (1990) → 143 (2023): -29.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 562, of which 82.4 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Colomban-des-Villards): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Villarembert): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villarembert): 6.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Colomban-des-Villards): 1.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 110 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST COLOMBAN DES VILLARDS weather station, 0.4 km away at 1,085 m; the village itself is at 1,120 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at STE MARIE CUINES, 8.4 km away at 460 m, over 25 summers. [11]
That station sits 660 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,144 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST COLOMBAN DES VILLARDS, 0.4 km away at 1,085 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73230/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73230/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73230/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73230/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73318
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Véran | 05 | 83 km SE | 160 | 43 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vernet | 04 | 114 km S | 132 | 35.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 57 % |
| Hœdic | 56 | 735 km W | 104 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu | 30 | 254 km SW | 207 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quenza | 2A | 457 km SE | 200 | 39.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Matemale | 66 | 446 km SW | 274 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Véran | 05 | 83 km SE | 160 | 43 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vernet | 04 | 114 km S | 132 | 35.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 57 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu | 30 | 254 km SW | 207 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Matemale | 66 | 446 km SW | 274 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quenza | 2A | 457 km SE | 200 | 39.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hœdic | 56 | 735 km W | 104 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 0 % |
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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-Colomban-des-Villards'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu | 30 | 254 km SW | 207 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Camurac | 11 | 442 km SW | 110 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auris | 38 | 30 km S | 189 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Louis | 66 | 452 km SW | 153 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Llagonne | 66 | 450 km SW | 230 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar | 05 | 53 km S | 120 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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