Ugine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ugine (INSEE 73303) is in Savoie (73), part of CA Arlysère. Population 7,154 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/73303-ugine
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 3,376 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 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DU CHEF-LIEU · LE FOURNIL DE SAINT HONORE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE MONGELLAZ UGINE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE NATALY · AU COMMERCE DE LA PLACE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (LE CHAMONIX · DEJOUY · CHEZ NOEL · LA BROCHE · BHV). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (PETIT PALAIS DE LA BIERE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE M ZULBERTI · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PRINGOLLIET). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE HERY SUR UGINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MICHEL ZULBERTI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHEF LIEU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANDRE PRINGOLLIET). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ERNEST PERRIER DE LA BATHIE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANIE FAVERJON, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS DENIS, MÉDECIN · ESTELLE VILLAUME, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE LEBEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-EMMANUEL BOIVIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CHEF LIEU · PHARMACIE DU ROND POINT · PHARMACIE DU MONT CHARVIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE D'UGINE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CHANTECLER). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE NAUTIQUE ATLANTIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF D UGINE). [3]
4 × Bank (CRCAM DES SAVOIE · CCM UGINE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (F.G. CREATION UGINE · NUANCE DANS L'HAIR · BARBER'S STUDIO · ANIMA BELLA BY OLGA). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DES FONTAINES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LE FOURNIL DU CHEF-LIEU · LE FOURNIL DE SAINT HONORE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE MONGELLAZ UGINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | EPICERIE NATALY · AU COMMERCE DE LA PLACE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | LE CHAMONIX · DEJOUY · CHEZ NOEL · LA BROCHE · BHV | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | PETIT PALAIS DE LA BIERE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE M ZULBERTI · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PRINGOLLIET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE HERY SUR UGINE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MICHEL ZULBERTI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHEF LIEU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANDRE PRINGOLLIET | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ERNEST PERRIER DE LA BATHIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | STEPHANIE FAVERJON, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS DENIS, MÉDECIN · ESTELLE VILLAUME, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE LEBEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-EMMANUEL BOIVIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU CHEF LIEU · PHARMACIE DU ROND POINT · PHARMACIE DU MONT CHARVIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE D'UGINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CHANTECLER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | CENTRE NAUTIQUE ATLANTIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF D UGINE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CRCAM DES SAVOIE · CCM UGINE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | F.G. CREATION UGINE · NUANCE DANS L'HAIR · BARBER'S STUDIO · ANIMA BELLA BY OLGA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DES FONTAINES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,043 (2012) → 7,154 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,248 (1990) → 7,154 (2023): -1.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,068, of which 7.3 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ugine): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ugine): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Ugine): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ugine): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ugine): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the UGINE weather station, 0.7 km away at 539 m; the village itself is at 469 m. [10]
The village sits 70 m below 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COL-DES-SAISIES, 9 km away at 1,614 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 1,145 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,398 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 11.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at UGINE, 0.7 km away at 539 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
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73303/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/479e16d8-2198-3610-91fb-e192d209dffe— “Marché du samedi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73303/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73303/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73303/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73303
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrègues | 34 | 322 km SW | 7,447 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lodève | 34 | 332 km SW | 7,251 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Ferté-Saint-Aubin | 45 | 405 km NW | 7,284 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 93 % |
| Sisteron | 04 | 177 km S | 7,850 | 75.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morteau | 25 | 146 km N | 6,953 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carhaix-Plouguer | 29 | 807 km NW | 7,412 | 70.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morteau | 25 | 146 km N | 6,953 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sisteron | 04 | 177 km S | 7,850 | 75.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fabrègues | 34 | 322 km SW | 7,447 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lodève | 34 | 332 km SW | 7,251 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Ferté-Saint-Aubin | 45 | 405 km NW | 7,284 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 93 % |
| Carhaix-Plouguer | 29 | 807 km NW | 7,412 | 70.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 81 % · 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 Ugine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loches | 37 | 443 km W | 6,234 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Avallon | 89 | 272 km NW | 6,305 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Migennes | 89 | 330 km NW | 6,688 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mehun-sur-Yèvre | 18 | 357 km NW | 6,380 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Joigny | 89 | 338 km NW | 9,016 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Paray-le-Monial | 71 | 194 km NW | 9,291 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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