Ballaison
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ballaison (INSEE 74025) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CA Thonon Agglomération. Population 1,472 (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/74025-ballaison
Vitality score
Vitality score 21.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 11,791 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ LORETTE). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BALLAISON). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (NATH COIF A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | CHEZ LORETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 DE BALLAISON | 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 | NATH COIF A DOMICILE | 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 1,388 (2012) → 1,472 (2023): 6.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 930 (1990) → 1,472 (2023): 58.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 768, of which 13.2 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Douvaine): 1.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Douvaine): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Douvaine): 2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Douvaine): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Massongy): 2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DOUVAINE SA weather station, 0.8 km away at 470 m; the village itself is at 596 m. [10]
The village sits 126 m above 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at THONON-INRAE, 12.3 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 220 m below 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 944 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DOUVAINE SA, 0.8 km away at 470 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74025/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74025/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74025/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74025/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74105
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74171
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rives-du-Fougerais | 85 | 553 km W | 1,500 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mazeyrat-d'Allier | 43 | 254 km SW | 1,432 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Palluau | 85 | 610 km W | 1,124 | 23 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 % |
| Achères-la-Forêt | 77 | 364 km NW | 1,191 | 24.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellefont-La Rauze | 46 | 430 km SW | 1,183 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Annesse-et-Beaulieu | 24 | 462 km W | 1,511 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazeyrat-d'Allier | 43 | 254 km SW | 1,432 | 27.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Achères-la-Forêt | 77 | 364 km NW | 1,191 | 24.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellefont-La Rauze | 46 | 430 km SW | 1,183 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Annesse-et-Beaulieu | 24 | 462 km W | 1,511 | 28.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rives-du-Fougerais | 85 | 553 km W | 1,500 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-Palluau | 85 | 610 km W | 1,124 | 23 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 % |
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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 Ballaison'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auvers-Saint-Georges | 91 | 394 km NW | 1,223 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Minzier | 74 | 38 km SW | 1,090 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marlioz | 74 | 39 km SW | 1,062 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Raizeux | 78 | 434 km NW | 970 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bressolles | 03 | 232 km W | 1,143 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Treis-Sants-en-Ouche | 27 | 526 km NW | 1,321 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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