Arâches-la-Frasse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arâches-la-Frasse (INSEE 74014) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Cluses-Arve et Montagnes. Population 1,764 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 63.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 96 % of the 10,446 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 | 0.59 | 25 | 14.85 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.89 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.59 | 5 | 2.93 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.75 |
| 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) (LE FOUR DU MOULIN · DELIS'CHAUD · KLF). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PETIT CASINO · LISENA). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (GRANDE DISTRIBUTION CHANCEREL · CARREFOUR MONTAGNE). [3,4]
45 × Restaurant (LE DESERT BLANC · LILLAZ ET COMPAGNIE · RESTAURANT LE K · LAPIAZ · L'ALPAGE DE L'AIRON). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (SABAUDIA · LE MARLOW · 1967 · LE BISTROT F · LE TOUT PARI). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE FLAINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL SALES). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (ARACHES RP · LES CARROZ RP · FLAINE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU SYNDICAT INTERCOMMUNAL DE FLAINE CENTRE D'ART DE FLAINE). [3]
2 × Cinema (STUDIO 1600 · CINE CARROZ). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE SERVEREY · SALLE OMNISPORTS). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE LES CARROZ D'ARACHES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (FINI'TIFS COIFFURE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (MILKHOTEL · LAPIAZ · HOTEL LA CROIX DE SAVOIE & SPA · HOTEL LANGLEY TERMINAL NEIGE LE TOTEM · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES SERVAGES D'ARM). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 6 × Restaurant, 11 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LE FOUR DU MOULIN · DELIS'CHAUD · KLF | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | LE PETIT CASINO · LISENA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | GRANDE DISTRIBUTION CHANCEREL · CARREFOUR MONTAGNE | 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 | 45 | LE DESERT BLANC · LILLAZ ET COMPAGNIE · RESTAURANT LE K · LAPIAZ · L'ALPAGE DE L'AIRON | INSEE BPE 45 / INSEE SIRENE 57 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | SABAUDIA · LE MARLOW · 1967 · LE BISTROT F · LE TOUT PARI | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE FLAINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL SALES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | ARACHES RP · LES CARROZ RP · FLAINE AP | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU SYNDICAT INTERCOMMUNAL DE FLAINE CENTRE D'ART DE FLAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | STUDIO 1600 · CINE CARROZ | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | ESPACE SERVEREY · SALLE OMNISPORTS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE LES CARROZ D'ARACHES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | FINI'TIFS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 6 | MILKHOTEL · LAPIAZ · HOTEL LA CROIX DE SAVOIE & SPA · HOTEL LANGLEY TERMINAL NEIGE LE TOTEM · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES SERVAGES D'ARM | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,865 (2012) → 1,764 (2023): -5.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,383 (1990) → 1,764 (2023): 27.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,137, of which 87.4 % second homes and 0.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arâches-la-Frasse): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Magland): 1.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Magland): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Magland): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Arâches-la-Frasse): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 87 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LES CARROZ weather station, 2 km away at 1,151 m; the village itself is at 989 m. [11]
The village sits 162 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CLUSES, 3.6 km away at 485 m, over 11 summers. [11]
That station sits 504 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,581 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 11.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LES CARROZ, 2 km away at 1,151 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74014/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/badf5641-ef1e-3885-9ce3-026721b8d40a— “Le mardi matin, étals de fruits, légumes, produits du terroir, vêtements, cadeaux.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74014/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74014/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74014/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74014
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74159
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Allues | 73 | 68 km S | 1,736 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 84 % |
| Tignes | 73 | 67 km S | 1,919 | 63.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbâtre | 85 | 682 km W | 1,824 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise | 63 | 293 km W | 1,442 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Clusaz | 74 | 22 km SW | 1,623 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Samoëns | 74 | 8.6 km NE | 2,203 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoëns | 74 | 8.6 km NE | 2,203 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Clusaz | 74 | 22 km SW | 1,623 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tignes | 73 | 67 km S | 1,919 | 63.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Allues | 73 | 68 km S | 1,736 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 84 % |
| Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise | 63 | 293 km W | 1,442 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbâtre | 85 | 682 km W | 1,824 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Arâches-la-Frasse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise | 63 | 293 km W | 1,442 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Combloux | 74 | 16 km S | 2,093 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Grand-Bornand | 74 | 20 km SW | 2,050 | 70.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jougne | 25 | 82 km N | 1,937 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Sixt | 74 | 22 km SW | 1,561 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mont Lozère et Goulet | 48 | 285 km SW | 1,098 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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