Saint-Jean-de-Couz
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-de-Couz (INSEE 73246) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Coeur de Chartreuse. Population 304 (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 30.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 17,890 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FOURNIL LA BOHEME). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA BRUYÈRE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | FOURNIL LA BOHEME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA BRUYÈRE | 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 245 (2012) → 304 (2023): 24.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 180 (1990) → 304 (2023): 68.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 138, of which 5.8 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-de-Couz): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Thibaud-de-Couz): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Les Échelles): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Entre-deux-Guiers): 6.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-Couz): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 87 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LAC AIGUEBELETTE weather station, 11.1 km away at 375 m; the village itself is at 639 m. [12]
The village sits 264 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LAC AIGUEBELETTE, 11.1 km away at 375 m, over 17 summers. [12]
That station sits 264 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,593 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 12.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-CHRISTOPHE LA-GROTTE, 3.5 km away at 420 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73246/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73246/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73246/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73246/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73246
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73282
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardesse | 64 | 565 km SW | 293 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 5 % · humidity 0 % |
| Charcenne | 70 | 212 km N | 295 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puynormand | 33 | 459 km W | 305 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
| Hommert | 57 | 371 km N | 305 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lepuix-Neuf | 90 | 251 km NE | 307 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ancerville | 57 | 399 km N | 300 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcenne | 70 | 212 km N | 295 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lepuix-Neuf | 90 | 251 km NE | 307 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hommert | 57 | 371 km N | 305 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ancerville | 57 | 399 km N | 300 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puynormand | 33 | 459 km W | 305 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cardesse | 64 | 565 km SW | 293 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 5 % · humidity 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-Jean-de-Couz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hommert | 57 | 371 km N | 305 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ancerville | 57 | 399 km N | 300 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bult | 88 | 320 km N | 301 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pichanges | 21 | 228 km N | 285 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Larivière | 90 | 261 km N | 282 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reppe | 90 | 261 km N | 322 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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