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Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny

Savoie · CC Coeur de Savoie · INSEE 73270

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 55.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny (INSEE 73270) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Coeur de Savoie. Population 4,217 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73270-saint-pierre-d-albigny

Vitality score

Vitality score 55.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 67 % of the 5,392 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.34258.4
Social0.792015.82
Education0.39103.93
Health0.52105.24
Public & culture0.2251.11
Population trend0.84108.38
Housing mix0.8654.32

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 3 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 2 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHEZ ROMU · EPATE & MOI). [3,4]

2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAINT PIERRE VIANDES · BOUCHERIE DE L'ARCLUSAZ). [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]

1 × Supermarket (SAVOT). [3,4]

12 × Restaurant (BONAPIZZA · PER-GO-LIN · L'ATELIER D'YZ · RESTAURANT PIZZERIA LE DOMAINE). [3,4]

4 × Café / bar (BAR LE MIOLANS · CHEZ LE P'TIT CAFE · PUB BAR BRASSERIE LE MIOLANS). [4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE · OGEC PIERRE DE TARENTAISE). [3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES FRONTAILLES). [3]

7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DIANE WEICK, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE VIRARD, MÉDECIN · DAVID HERMELIN, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE PANNOZZO, MÉDECIN · AURELIE DUFLOT, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LACONNAY). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT PIERRE D'ALBIGNY BURALISTE RP). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL). [3]

2 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE DE ST PIERRE D'ALBIGNY · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [3]

7 × Hairdresser (THIERRY CATHIARD COIFFURE HOMME · CREA STYL' · ARMELLE COIFFURE · AAEC SARL · KRISTEL). [3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]

2 × Hotel (HOTEL CENTRAL - BAR DU CENTRE · HÔTEL MAISON DE SAVOIE). [3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU LAC DE CAROUGE). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)2CHEZ ROMU · EPATE & MOIINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)2SAINT PIERRE VIANDES · BOUCHERIE DE L'ARCLUSAZINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1VIVALINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Supermarket1SAVOTINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant12BONAPIZZA · PER-GO-LIN · L'ATELIER D'YZ · RESTAURANT PIZZERIA LE DOMAINEINSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4]
Café / bar4BAR LE MIOLANS · CHEZ LE P'TIT CAFE · PUB BAR BRASSERIE LE MIOLANSINSEE SIRENE 4 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)2ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE · OGEC PIERRE DE TARENTAISEINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège1COLLEGE LES FRONTAILLESINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)7DIANE WEICK, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE VIRARD, MÉDECIN · DAVID HERMELIN, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE PANNOZZO, MÉDECIN · AURELIE DUFLOT, MÉDECININSEE BPE 7 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE DE LACONNAYINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1SAINT PIERRE D'ALBIGNY BURALISTE RPINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1GYMNASE MUNICIPALINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank2CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE DE ST PIERRE D'ALBIGNY · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPESINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Hairdresser7THIERRY CATHIARD COIFFURE HOMME · CREA STYL' · ARMELLE COIFFURE · AAEC SARL · KRISTELINSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel2HOTEL CENTRAL - BAR DU CENTRE · HÔTEL MAISON DE SAVOIEINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Campsite1CAMPING DU LAC DE CAROUGEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]

Market and village life

Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday. [5]

Trajectory

1968: 2,494 2023: 4,217 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 3,780 (2012) → 4,217 (2023): 11.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]

Population 3,151 (1990) → 4,217 (2023): 33.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 2,270, of which 6.8 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 km
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]

Food shop (Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]

GP (Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the ST-PIERRE DE SOUCY weather station, 10.8 km away at 351 m; the village itself is at 406 m. [10]

The village sits 55 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. [10]

An average of 1,182 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at BOURGNEUF, 6.4 km away at 300 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73270/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/35a9e484-d1d5-32f2-911d-99a974a6f8d3— “Marché traditionnel tous les vendredis matin sur la place Dubettier à Saint-Pierre-d’Albigny : producteurs de fruits et légumes, rôtisserie, fromagers, poissonniers…”(unverified)
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73270/2012
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73270/1990
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73270/logement/2023
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 73270
  10. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Saint-Laurent-Nouan41421 km NW4,23650.5Partly servedno figures
La Châtre36341 km W4,03756.4Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 68 %
Égletons19321 km W4,34150.1Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 76 %
Eauze32514 km W4,10860.5ServedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 38 %
Plélan-le-Grand35684 km NW4,07661.8ServedCooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 49 %
Val d'Oingt69128 km W4,11769.8ServedMuch the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 93 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Val d'Oingt69128 km W4,11769.8ServedMuch the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 93 %
Égletons19321 km W4,34150.1Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 76 %
La Châtre36341 km W4,03756.4Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 68 %
Saint-Laurent-Nouan41421 km NW4,23650.5Partly servedno figures
Eauze32514 km W4,10860.5ServedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 38 %
Plélan-le-Grand35684 km NW4,07661.8ServedCooler summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 49 %

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