Bossey
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bossey (INSEE 74044) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC du Genevois. Population 941 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74044-bossey
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 14,700 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (SOCIETE D'AMENAGEMENT DU GOLF DE BOSSEY · LE BISTROT DE BOSSEY). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE NOMAD BAR). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | SOCIETE D'AMENAGEMENT DU GOLF DE BOSSEY · LE BISTROT DE BOSSEY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE NOMAD BAR | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 876 (2012) → 941 (2023): 7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 486 (1990) → 941 (2023): 93.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 605, of which 22 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Collonges-sous-Salève): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bossey): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Collonges-sous-Salève): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Collonges-sous-Salève): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bossey): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ARCHAMPS weather station, 2.6 km away at 560 m; the village itself is at 464 m. [10]
The village sits 96 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. [10]
An average of 1,157 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARCHAMPS, 2.6 km away at 560 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
56 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 792,264 € — 4,922 € per m² of built surface. [11]
39 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 327,684 € — 4,718 € per m². [11]
The median across Haute-Savoie is 4,214 € per m², so this commune sits above 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 — 74044/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74044/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74044/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74044/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74082
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74044
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Tremblay-sur-Mauldre | 78 | 435 km NW | 930 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 61 % |
| Saint-Sixt | 74 | 17 km SE | 1,016 | 32.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 76 % |
| Obersaasheim | 68 | 230 km NE | 1,060 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Sainte-Agnès | 06 | 282 km S | 1,380 | 32.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 18 % |
| Castellar | 06 | 282 km S | 996 | 43.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 18 % |
| Nointel | 95 | 440 km NW | 903 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 61 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sixt | 74 | 17 km SE | 1,016 | 32.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 76 % |
| Obersaasheim | 68 | 230 km NE | 1,060 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Castellar | 06 | 282 km S | 996 | 43.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 18 % |
| Sainte-Agnès | 06 | 282 km S | 1,380 | 32.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 18 % |
| Le Tremblay-sur-Mauldre | 78 | 435 km NW | 930 | 44.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 61 % |
| Nointel | 95 | 440 km NW | 903 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 61 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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