Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis (INSEE 73250) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Coeur de Maurienne Arvan. Population 1,506 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/73250-saint-julien-mont-denis
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 11,595 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (O PAIN DES ANGES). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CAPUCETTI · IL FRATELLINO DEL TOPOLINO). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES SOLDANELLES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JULIEN MONTDENIS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES BOURGUIGNONS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (SEVERINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT LANCHETON). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 4 × GP (médecin généraliste).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | O PAIN DES ANGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 3 | CAPUCETTI · IL FRATELLINO DEL TOPOLINO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | PHARMACIE DES SOLDANELLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT JULIEN MONTDENIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES BOURGUIGNONS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | SEVERINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL RESTAURANT LANCHETON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 1,644 (2012) → 1,506 (2023): -8.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,716 (1990) → 1,506 (2023): -12.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,010, of which 16.5 % second homes and 12.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Montricher-Albanne): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 87 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-JEAN DE MAURIENNE weather station, 4.9 km away at 550 m; the village itself is at 668 m. [11]
The village sits 118 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 ST JEAN DE MAUR, 5.7 km away at 610 m, over 11 summers. [11]
That station sits 58 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 758 mm of rain a year, spread over 99 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-MARTIN DE LA PORTE, 3.8 km away at 763 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 — 73250/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73250/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73250/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73250/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73250
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73248
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontevraud-l'Abbaye | 49 | 534 km NW | 1,453 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 27 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Motte-d'Aveillans | 38 | 61 km SW | 1,711 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauveterre | 30 | 187 km SW | 2,025 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Goetzenbruck | 57 | 420 km N | 1,484 | 35.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verrières | 10 | 373 km NW | 1,923 | 33.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Quentin-sur-Isère | 38 | 67 km W | 1,466 | 48.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 30 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Motte-d'Aveillans | 38 | 61 km SW | 1,711 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Quentin-sur-Isère | 38 | 67 km W | 1,466 | 48.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 30 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sauveterre | 30 | 187 km SW | 2,025 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Verrières | 10 | 373 km NW | 1,923 | 33.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Goetzenbruck | 57 | 420 km N | 1,484 | 35.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontevraud-l'Abbaye | 49 | 534 km NW | 1,453 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 27 % · 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-Julien-Mont-Denis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleneuve | 21 | 250 km N | 1,571 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hundling | 57 | 431 km N | 1,339 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gemeaux | 21 | 266 km N | 974 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mens | 38 | 71 km SW | 1,415 | 62.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Badonviller | 54 | 362 km N | 1,497 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boofzheim | 67 | 356 km N | 1,379 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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