La Baume
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 15.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Baume (INSEE 74030) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC du Haut Chablais. Population 320 (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/74030-la-baume
Vitality score
Vitality score 15.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 17,948 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA BAUME MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 LA BAUME MAIRIE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 250 (2012) → 320 (2023): 28 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 191 (1990) → 320 (2023): 67.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 271, of which 31.4 % second homes and 15.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bonnevaux): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-d'Aulps): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-d'Aulps): 6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-d'Aulps): 6.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Biot): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 103 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VACHERESSE weather station, 5.7 km away at 790 m; the village itself is at 714 m. [11]
The village sits 76 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 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at EVIAN SA, 11.3 km away at 725 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 1,572 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE BIOT, 0.7 km away at 690 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74030/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74030/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74030/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74030/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74041
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74238
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74034
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspin-en-Lavedan | 65 | 636 km SW | 294 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 7 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Robine-sur-Galabre | 04 | 237 km S | 301 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul | 65 | 599 km SW | 324 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 35 % · humidity 64 % |
| Liourdres | 19 | 403 km W | 271 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 31 % · humidity 57 % |
| Courry | 30 | 293 km SW | 281 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Authie | 80 | 566 km NW | 417 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Robine-sur-Galabre | 04 | 237 km S | 301 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courry | 30 | 293 km SW | 281 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Liourdres | 19 | 403 km W | 271 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 31 % · humidity 57 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Authie | 80 | 566 km NW | 417 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul | 65 | 599 km SW | 324 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 35 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aspin-en-Lavedan | 65 | 636 km SW | 294 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 7 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Baume'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Versanne | 42 | 194 km SW | 394 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lissac | 43 | 255 km SW | 294 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Forest-Saint-Julien | 05 | 187 km S | 353 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charmoille | 25 | 107 km N | 317 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Antoine | 25 | 59 km N | 305 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Queyrières | 43 | 237 km SW | 363 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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