Saint François Longchamp
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint François Longchamp (INSEE 73235) is in Savoie (73), part of CC du Canton de La Chambre. Population 433 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 2 former communes: Montaimont (73163), Montgellafrey (73167). [3]
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 65.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 17,915 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.23 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.48 | 10 | 4.75 |
| Public & culture | 0.79 | 5 | 3.96 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.71 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE CHALET DU PAIN · LES MARMOTTES · AU PAIN DES PISTES). [4,5]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TOUT SCHUSS · SPAR · L'EPICIERE · SHERPA). [4,5]
20 × Restaurant (LA BANQUISE · LUCAS · LE LION DE NEIGE). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (LE CHAM' · LES GROTTES DU YETI). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SOPHIE GIRARD, MÉDECIN · CELINE FAUCON, MÉDECIN · ESTELLE AUDUREAU, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST FRANCOIS LONGCHAMPS RP). [4]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - MONTAIMONT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - SAINT FRANÇOIS LONGCHAMP · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - MONTGELLAFREY). [4]
1 × Cinema (FANNY). [4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL DU LAC BLEU · HOTEL LA PERELLE · CHALET 1200 'LE P'TIT CHALET' · CASA MOHO). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE CHALET DU PAIN · LES MARMOTTES · AU PAIN DES PISTES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | TOUT SCHUSS · SPAR · L'EPICIERE · SHERPA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 20 | LA BANQUISE · LUCAS · LE LION DE NEIGE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE CHAM' · LES GROTTES DU YETI | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | SOPHIE GIRARD, MÉDECIN · CELINE FAUCON, MÉDECIN · ESTELLE AUDUREAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ST FRANCOIS LONGCHAMPS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 3 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - MONTAIMONT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - SAINT FRANÇOIS LONGCHAMP · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE - MONTGELLAFREY | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | FANNY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL DU LAC BLEU · HOTEL LA PERELLE · CHALET 1200 'LE P'TIT CHALET' · CASA MOHO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 460 (2012) → 433 (2023): -5.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 446 (1990) → 433 (2023): -2.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,736, of which 91 % second homes and 0.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint François Longchamp): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint François Longchamp): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint François Longchamp): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Chambre): 6.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint François Longchamp): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 160 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the STE MARIE CUINES weather station, 8 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 1,412 m. [11]
The village sits 952 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at STE MARIE CUINES, 8 km away at 460 m, over 25 summers. [11]
That station sits 952 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 1,079 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTGELLAFREY, 2.8 km away at 1,057 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73235/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73235/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73235/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73235/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73235
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73067
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aragnouet | 65 | 569 km SW | 289 | 57.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Selonnet | 04 | 116 km S | 443 | 56.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 32 % |
| Albiez-Montrond | 73 | 21 km S | 350 | 51 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Haut-Bréda | 38 | 23 km SW | 456 | 47.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 0 % |
| Laveissière | 15 | 279 km W | 537 | 60.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viverols | 63 | 192 km W | 442 | 51.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albiez-Montrond | 73 | 21 km S | 350 | 51 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Haut-Bréda | 38 | 23 km SW | 456 | 47.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 0 % |
| Selonnet | 04 | 116 km S | 443 | 56.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 32 % |
| Viverols | 63 | 192 km W | 442 | 51.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laveissière | 15 | 279 km W | 537 | 60.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aragnouet | 65 | 569 km SW | 289 | 57.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 François Longchamp'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvieux | 05 | 78 km SE | 340 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montgenèvre | 05 | 61 km SE | 461 | 65.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dévoluy | 05 | 86 km S | 932 | 78.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye | 04 | 104 km S | 215 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ceillac | 05 | 89 km S | 265 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Grave | 05 | 41 km S | 479 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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