Ambilly
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ambilly (INSEE 74008) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CA Annemasse-Les Voirons-Agglomération. Population 6,355 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74008-ambilly
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 3,754 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 10.89 |
| Social | 0.74 | 20 | 14.89 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA GOURMANDISE · LA PANIERE · L'ATELIER DES GOURMANDISES · MAISON JANIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU BEL OS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (KIM DUONG EPICERIE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (LE RELAX FLEURI · LE VIAND'ART · IL MONTE BIANCO · RODRIGUES ISMAEL). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE SAVOY · CRAFT AND MOTION). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PAIX). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALEXIS BUTAVAND, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE LECOMTE, MÉDECIN · BERNARD JAVELLE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC FOREST, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BAK ROCH · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE GENEVE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LUCIEN VEYRAT). [3]
1 × Bank (CRCAM DES SAVOIE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (PHIL.COIFF ! · JULY HAIRDRESSING BEAUTY). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (IBIS ANNEMASSE RTE DE GENEVE · IBIS STYLES ANNEMASSE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Bank.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | LA GOURMANDISE · LA PANIERE · L'ATELIER DES GOURMANDISES · MAISON JANIN | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DU BEL OS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | KIM DUONG EPICERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | 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 | 13 | LE RELAX FLEURI · LE VIAND'ART · IL MONTE BIANCO · RODRIGUES ISMAEL | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE SAVOY · CRAFT AND MOTION | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PAIX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ALEXIS BUTAVAND, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE LECOMTE, MÉDECIN · BERNARD JAVELLE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC FOREST, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE BAK ROCH · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE GENEVE | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE LUCIEN VEYRAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CRCAM DES SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | PHIL.COIFF ! · JULY HAIRDRESSING BEAUTY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | IBIS ANNEMASSE RTE DE GENEVE · IBIS STYLES ANNEMASSE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 7h30 à 13h Sur le parking de la Martinière. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,051 (2012) → 6,355 (2023): 5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,904 (1990) → 6,355 (2023): 7.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,155, of which 8.3 % second homes and 17.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ambilly): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ambilly): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Ambilly): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ambilly): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ambilly): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GAILLARD weather station, 2.4 km away at 399 m; the village itself is at 426 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BONNEVILLE, 19.7 km away at 453 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 962 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GAILLARD, 2.4 km away at 399 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74008/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://ambilly.fr/marche/— “Les samedis matins de 7h30 à 13h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74008/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74008/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74008/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Priest-en-Jarez | 42 | 164 km SW | 6,471 | 68.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Horbourg-Wihr | 68 | 228 km N | 6,199 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-Blangy | 62 | 522 km NW | 6,459 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Alban | 31 | 470 km SW | 6,534 | 55.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 10 | 281 km NW | 6,760 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Adresse | 76 | 587 km NW | 7,004 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 12 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Priest-en-Jarez | 42 | 164 km SW | 6,471 | 68.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Horbourg-Wihr | 68 | 228 km N | 6,199 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 10 | 281 km NW | 6,760 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Alban | 31 | 470 km SW | 6,534 | 55.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Laurent-Blangy | 62 | 522 km NW | 6,459 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Adresse | 76 | 587 km NW | 7,004 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 12 % · 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 Ambilly'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-les-Villas | 10 | 281 km NW | 6,760 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Alban-Leysse | 73 | 71 km S | 6,734 | 65.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barberaz | 73 | 74 km S | 5,306 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ville-la-Grand | 74 | 2.2 km E | 9,514 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Ravoire | 73 | 74 km S | 9,332 | 65.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gaillard | 74 | 1.7 km SW | 11,423 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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