Arenthon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arenthon (INSEE 74018) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC du Pays Rochois. Population 2,097 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74018-arenthon
Vitality score
Vitality score 41.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 9,298 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PETRIN D'AUTREFOIS). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LA ROULOTTE GOURMANDE · SNACK · EEC · AUBERGE D'ARENTHON). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BENOIT CHAMOUX ARENTHON). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LUCIE THEZE, MÉDECIN · CLEMENCE ARNAUD, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LAURE LAMADON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ARENTHON). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE PETRIN D'AUTREFOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | LA ROULOTTE GOURMANDE · SNACK · EEC · AUBERGE D'ARENTHON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BENOIT CHAMOUX ARENTHON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | LUCIE THEZE, MÉDECIN · CLEMENCE ARNAUD, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LAURE LAMADON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ARENTHON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,537 (2012) → 2,097 (2023): 36.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 952 (1990) → 2,097 (2023): 120.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,045, of which 2.3 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arenthon): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Contamine-sur-Arve): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Arenthon): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Contamine-sur-Arve): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Arenthon): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 82 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CONTAMINE-SUR- ARVE weather station, 2.6 km away at 452 m; the village itself is at 442 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BONNEVILLE, 6.6 km away at 453 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 1,078 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CONTAMINE-SUR- ARVE, 2.6 km away at 452 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
82 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 420,568 € — 4,046 € per m² of built surface. [11]
57 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 265,000 € — 3,983 € per m². [11]
The median across Haute-Savoie is 4,214 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74018/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74018/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74018/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74018/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74018
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74087
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chazey-sur-Ain | 01 | 87 km W | 1,632 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mariens | 33 | 535 km W | 1,639 | 36.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 28 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour | 38 | 90 km SW | 2,143 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Buros | 64 | 607 km SW | 2,007 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 26 % · humidity 50 % |
| Échalas | 69 | 140 km SW | 1,994 | 43 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Chapelle-de-la-Tour | 38 | 89 km SW | 1,992 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chazey-sur-Ain | 01 | 87 km W | 1,632 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-de-la-Tour | 38 | 89 km SW | 1,992 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Didier-de-la-Tour | 38 | 90 km SW | 2,143 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Échalas | 69 | 140 km SW | 1,994 | 43 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Mariens | 33 | 535 km W | 1,639 | 36.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 28 % · humidity 43 % |
| Buros | 64 | 607 km SW | 2,007 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 26 % · humidity 50 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Arenthon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myans | 73 | 71 km SW | 1,318 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Scientrier | 74 | 2.0 km NW | 1,273 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coise-Saint-Jean-Pied-Gauthier | 73 | 66 km S | 1,305 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne | 42 | 164 km W | 1,246 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arc-et-Senans | 25 | 111 km N | 1,620 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chignin | 73 | 69 km S | 923 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74018-arenthon