La Balme-de-Sillingy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Balme-de-Sillingy (INSEE 74026) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Fier et Usses. Population 5,336 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 48.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 4,414 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.52 | 20 | 10.47 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.11 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (COMME DANS UN MOULIN · GOUTER D'AILLEURS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE BODIN · BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE DE LA MANDALLAZ). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BALME DIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (NETTO). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (BRASSERIE DES BATELIERS · PIZZA MONDINI). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE MARAIS). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VINCY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE MARAIS LA BALME DE S). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA BALME-DE-SILLINGY). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Bank (SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (HYPE · ATTRACTIF · LM STUDIO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LES ROCHERS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: GP (médecin généraliste). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | COMME DANS UN MOULIN · GOUTER D'AILLEURS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHARCUTERIE BODIN · BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE DE LA MANDALLAZ | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BALME DIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | NETTO | 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 | 7 | BRASSERIE DES BATELIERS · PIZZA MONDINI | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE MARAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VINCY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE MARAIS LA BALME DE S | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 DE LA BALME-DE-SILLINGY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | HYPE · ATTRACTIF · LM STUDIO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LES ROCHERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday matin. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,015 (2012) → 5,336 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,075 (1990) → 5,336 (2023): 73.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,465, of which 1.4 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Balme-de-Sillingy): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Balme-de-Sillingy): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sillingy): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Epagny Metz-Tessy): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (La Balme-de-Sillingy): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MEYTHET weather station, 5.4 km away at 455 m; the village itself is at 485 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MEYTHET, 5.4 km away at 455 m, over 29 summers. [12]
An average of 1,188 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MEYTHET, 5.4 km away at 455 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
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 — 74026/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.labalmedesillingy.fr/1556-presentation-de-la-commune.htm— “La commune accueille également un marché de producteurs locaux chaque dimanche matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74026/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74026/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74026/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74026
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74272
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74112
- 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-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 30 | 252 km SW | 4,840 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ostricourt | 59 | 547 km NW | 6,097 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pellerin | 44 | 611 km W | 5,319 | 51.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mundolsheim | 67 | 324 km N | 5,322 | 55.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen | 60 | 449 km NW | 5,415 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marsannay-la-Côte | 21 | 166 km NW | 5,433 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsannay-la-Côte | 21 | 166 km NW | 5,433 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 30 | 252 km SW | 4,840 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mundolsheim | 67 | 324 km N | 5,322 | 55.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen | 60 | 449 km NW | 5,415 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ostricourt | 59 | 547 km NW | 6,097 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pellerin | 44 | 611 km W | 5,319 | 51.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 38 % · 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 La Balme-de-Sillingy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfeld | 67 | 293 km NE | 5,973 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 71 | 132 km NW | 6,267 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brives-Charensac | 43 | 194 km SW | 4,244 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thoiry | 01 | 31 km N | 6,569 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ensisheim | 68 | 234 km NE | 7,306 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sausheim | 68 | 227 km NE | 5,666 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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