Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines (INSEE 73255) is in Savoie (73), part of CC du Canton de La Chambre. Population 847 (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 37.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 15,325 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHEZ RICH). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (RODRIGUES CHRISTINA). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (B&B HOTELS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CHEZ RICH | 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 | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | RODRIGUES CHRISTINA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | B&B HOTELS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| 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 800 (2012) → 847 (2023): 5.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 510 (1990) → 847 (2023): 66.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 439, of which 12.3 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines): 1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines): 0.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines): 0.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the STE MARIE CUINES weather station, 0.6 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 472 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at STE MARIE CUINES, 0.6 km away at 460 m, over 25 summers. [10]
An average of 874 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at STE MARIE CUINES, 0.6 km away at 460 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73255/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73255/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73255/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73255/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73255
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73231
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcité | 53 | 597 km NW | 797 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Croix-Helléan | 56 | 732 km NW | 892 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Bière | 77 | 446 km NW | 746 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-sous-Chomérac | 07 | 143 km SW | 887 | 32.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marigny | 79 | 530 km W | 902 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontaines-en-Sologne | 41 | 437 km NW | 661 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Symphorien-sous-Chomérac | 07 | 143 km SW | 887 | 32.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fontaines-en-Sologne | 41 | 437 km NW | 661 | 29.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Bière | 77 | 446 km NW | 746 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marigny | 79 | 530 km W | 902 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courcité | 53 | 597 km NW | 797 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Croix-Helléan | 56 | 732 km NW | 892 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 36 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohas-Meyriat-Rignat | 01 | 113 km NW | 938 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vézézoux | 43 | 231 km W | 635 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Siccieu-Saint-Julien-et-Carisieu | 38 | 89 km NW | 609 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chignin | 73 | 31 km NW | 923 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dizimieu | 38 | 89 km NW | 835 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lornay | 74 | 71 km NW | 588 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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