La Balme-de-Thuy
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Balme-de-Thuy (INSEE 74027) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC des Vallées de Thônes. Population 460 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 33.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 17,957 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (FLEUR DE SEL). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT REFUGE CAFE NOTRE DAME D · AUBERGE DES CASCADES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA BALME DE THUY). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 1 | FLEUR DE SEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 2 | RESTAURANT REFUGE CAFE NOTRE DAME D · AUBERGE DES CASCADES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA BALME DE THUY | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 426 (2012) → 460 (2023): 8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 304 (1990) → 460 (2023): 51.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 254, of which 14.2 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thônes): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thônes): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Thônes): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Thônes): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Balme-de-Thuy): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 92 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the THONES weather station, 4.4 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 612 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MEYTHET, 14.4 km away at 455 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 157 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 1,585 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 12.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ALEX, 3.7 km away at 680 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 — 74027/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74027/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74027/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74027/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74280
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74027
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remoray-Boujeons | 25 | 97 km N | 466 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rueil-la-Gadelière | 28 | 507 km NW | 465 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lixy | 89 | 354 km NW | 480 | 30.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Xirocourt | 54 | 281 km N | 456 | 29.3 | Few services | no figures |
| Cravent | 78 | 497 km NW | 438 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassy | 89 | 311 km NW | 472 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remoray-Boujeons | 25 | 97 km N | 466 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Xirocourt | 54 | 281 km N | 456 | 29.3 | Few services | no figures |
| Chassy | 89 | 311 km NW | 472 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lixy | 89 | 354 km NW | 480 | 30.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cravent | 78 | 497 km NW | 438 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rueil-la-Gadelière | 28 | 507 km NW | 465 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Thuy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éguelshardt | 57 | 359 km N | 440 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blanzac | 43 | 209 km SW | 464 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-des-Rivoires | 38 | 71 km SW | 425 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bibost | 69 | 135 km W | 538 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Florimont | 90 | 189 km N | 473 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Solignat | 63 | 245 km W | 510 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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