Tignes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tignes (INSEE 73296) is in Savoie (73), part of CC de Haute-Tarentaise. Population 1,919 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73296-tignes
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 9,871 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 | 0.64 | 25 | 15.89 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.57 |
| 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]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL MIRANNE ET FILS · TCC · LA CROISSE · MOUNTAIN PAUSE · BOULANGERIE O DENALICE). [3,4]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SHERPA · SUPERETTE DE GRANDE MOTTE · LA GRANGE · SUPERETTE DU LAVACHET · SEMTA). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MONTAGNE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE DU LAC). [4]
68 × Restaurant (LE CARLINE · CHEZ BUBU · LA BOUIDA · RESTAUTIGNES SARL · LE BOLLIN). [3,4]
25 × Café / bar (BOWLING DE TIGNES · NEW PASTILLE CAFE · LA QUEUE DE COCHON · LO TERRACHU · 247 ; LE TWENTY FOUR SEVEN). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MICHEL BARRAULT). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MICHEL BARRAULT). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE NARDIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN COTTIAUX, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE KASMI, MÉDECIN · MARIE KIMIAÏ, MÉDECIN · VIVIANE BOURALY, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU LAC DE TIGNES · PHARMACIE DU VAL CLARET). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (TIGNES VAL CLARET AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (TIGNESPACE). [3]
3 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE DE SAVOIE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LEGAVRE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
21 × Hotel (HOTEL LE LEVANNA · HOTEL LE PAQUIS · HOTEL LES CAMPANULES · HOTEL LE GENTIANA · HÔTEL LE REFUGE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE TIGNES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 10 × Restaurant, 4 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | SARL MIRANNE ET FILS · TCC · LA CROISSE · MOUNTAIN PAUSE · BOULANGERIE O DENALICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | SHERPA · SUPERETTE DE GRANDE MOTTE · LA GRANGE · SUPERETTE DU LAVACHET · SEMTA | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MONTAGNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE DU LAC | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 68 | LE CARLINE · CHEZ BUBU · LA BOUIDA · RESTAUTIGNES SARL · LE BOLLIN | INSEE BPE 68 / INSEE SIRENE 90 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 25 | BOWLING DE TIGNES · NEW PASTILLE CAFE · LA QUEUE DE COCHON · LO TERRACHU · 247 ; LE TWENTY FOUR SEVEN | INSEE SIRENE 25 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MICHEL BARRAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MICHEL BARRAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | CHRISTOPHE NARDIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN COTTIAUX, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE KASMI, MÉDECIN · MARIE KIMIAÏ, MÉDECIN · VIVIANE BOURALY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU LAC DE TIGNES · PHARMACIE DU VAL CLARET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | TIGNES VAL CLARET AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | TIGNESPACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE DE SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LEGAVRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 21 | HOTEL LE LEVANNA · HOTEL LE PAQUIS · HOTEL LES CAMPANULES · HOTEL LE GENTIANA · HÔTEL LE REFUGE | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 115 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE TIGNES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,494 (2012) → 1,919 (2023): -23.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,005 (1990) → 1,919 (2023): -4.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,177, of which 85.5 % second homes and 0.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tignes): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tignes): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Tignes): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tignes): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Tignes): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 0 days a year at or above 30 °C and 198 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the TIGNES_SAPC weather station, 0.3 km away at 2,084 m; the village itself is at 2,103 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at TIGNES_SAPC, 0.3 km away at 2,084 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 1,058 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at TIGNES_SAPC, 0.3 km away at 2,084 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73296/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73296/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73296/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73296/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73296
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Clusaz | 74 | 61 km NW | 1,623 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gassin | 83 | 251 km S | 2,687 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Val-Cenis | 73 | 23 km S | 2,112 | 79 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mesquer | 44 | 749 km W | 2,171 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Arâches-la-Frasse | 74 | 67 km N | 1,764 | 63.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Grand-Bornand | 74 | 65 km NW | 2,050 | 70.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-Cenis | 73 | 23 km S | 2,112 | 79 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Clusaz | 74 | 61 km NW | 1,623 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Grand-Bornand | 74 | 65 km NW | 2,050 | 70.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arâches-la-Frasse | 74 | 67 km N | 1,764 | 63.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gassin | 83 | 251 km S | 2,687 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mesquer | 44 | 749 km W | 2,171 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73296-tignes