Saint-Jean-d'Arves
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-d'Arves (INSEE 73242) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Coeur de Maurienne Arvan. Population 273 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 58.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 17,545 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.19 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.45 |
| 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 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PAIN DES PISTES). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SHERPA · LA MIELLERIE DES ARVES · LD FD). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LE BOUJ · L'OULE ROUGE · LA GRENOUILLERE · DE REU KARL). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (ATELIER CAFE · BAR RESTAURANT LE CHALET). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JEAN D ARVES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LES AIGUILLES). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | LE PAIN DES PISTES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SHERPA · LA MIELLERIE DES ARVES · LD FD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 7 | LE BOUJ · L'OULE ROUGE · LA GRENOUILLERE · DE REU KARL | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | ATELIER CAFE · BAR RESTAURANT LE CHALET | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | SAINT JEAN D ARVES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LES AIGUILLES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 283 (2012) → 273 (2023): -3.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 203 (1990) → 273 (2023): 34.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,039, of which 86.9 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-d'Arves): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-d'Arves): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-d'Arves): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 0 days a year at or above 30 °C and 139 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ALBIEZ weather station, 5.4 km away at 1,540 m; the village itself is at 1,533 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST JEAN DE MAUR, 8.2 km away at 610 m, over 11 summers. [11]
That station sits 923 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 908 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST JEAN D ARVES, 2 km away at 1,285 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73242/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/fd9cf981-c198-3440-9511-fe129841d7e6— “Retrouvez-nous sur le parking du cinéma 'Les Aiguilles' à Saint-Jean-d’Arves, tous les mercredi en saison au cœur de la station.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73242/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73242/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73242/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73242
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73280
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceillac | 05 | 72 km SE | 265 | 49.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arvieux | 05 | 61 km SE | 340 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Matemale | 66 | 442 km SW | 274 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lélex | 01 | 125 km N | 241 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gresse-en-Vercors | 38 | 65 km SW | 351 | 53.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bessans | 73 | 58 km E | 341 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 20 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessans | 73 | 58 km E | 341 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 20 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arvieux | 05 | 61 km SE | 340 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gresse-en-Vercors | 38 | 65 km SW | 351 | 53.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ceillac | 05 | 72 km SE | 265 | 49.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lélex | 01 | 125 km N | 241 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Matemale | 66 | 442 km SW | 274 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · 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-Jean-d'Arves'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneval-sur-Arc | 73 | 64 km E | 285 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Molines-en-Queyras | 05 | 69 km SE | 307 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albiez-Montrond | 73 | 5.5 km E | 350 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallorcine | 74 | 105 km NE | 453 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chamrousse | 38 | 33 km W | 453 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol | 05 | 59 km S | 373 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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