Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (INSEE 74056) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC de la Vallée de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Population 8,705 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 71.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 2,820 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 | 0.72 | 25 | 18.11 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.87 | 10 | 8.73 |
| Public & culture | 0.58 | 5 | 2.9 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.97 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
16 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PECHE MIGNON · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE TESTU · LE FOURNIL CHAMONIARD · AUX PETITS GOURMANDS · CHALET 4810). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE SIMOND). [3,4]
14 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPER MARCHE PAYOT PERTIN SA · R G DISTRIBUTION · LE PETIT CASINO DE CHAMONIX · LA FERME DE CHAMONIX). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (SUPER MARCHE PAYOT PERTIN SA · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
136 × Restaurant (HOTEL RESTAURANT BAR DU MONTENVERS · SARL L'OLYMPIQUE · SOCIETE D'EQUIPEMENT DES PLANARDS · BUVETTE DE LA PENDANT · LEADER). [3,4]
50 × Café / bar (LE P'TIOT MONCHU · LA BOULE DE NEIGE · THE PUB · L'AMNESIA · BUNKER NIGHT CLUB). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA MOLLARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JACQUES BALMAT CHAMONIX). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN CONSTANTIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE CHAMONIX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES BOSSONS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES BALMAT CHAMONIX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ROGER FRISON ROCHE · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
14 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GABRIELLE HEYER, MÉDECIN · LIONEL PORTE, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE TUBACKI, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE SANDER, MÉDECIN · JULIE CHAZOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE D ARGENTIERE · PHARMACIE DES PELERINS · PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE · SELARL PHARMACIE DES ALPES · SELARL PHARMACIE DU MONT BLANC). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (PRAZ DE CHAMONIX AP · CHAMONIX ARGENTIERE AP · CHAMONIX PELERINS AP · LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE ARGENTIÈRE DE CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC ANNEXE ARGENTIERE · MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC CENTRALE DE CHAMONIX · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES PÉLERINS DE CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC ANNEXE DES PELERINS BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LA JEUNESSE). [3]
1 × Cinema (VOX). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (LE MAJESTIC · PELERINS GYMNASE). [3]
10 × Bank (C.A.H.S. CHAMONIX · CAISSE REG DU CREDIT MUT SAVOIE MONT BLANC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE PALATINE · CHAMONIX J BALMAT). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (L'COPA PIELLE · LE SALON · M & H · HAIR EVASION). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
43 × Hotel (HOTEL OLYMPIQUE · LES GRANDS MONTETS HOTEL & SPA · HOTEL LA SAPINIERE · HOTEL LA PRAIRIE · HOTEL ARVEYRON). [3,4]
11 × Campsite (CAMPING CHALET PIERRE SEMARD · CAMPING LES DEUX GLACIERS · CAMPING LES VERNEYS · CAMPING LES CIMES · CAMPING LES MARMOTTES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 28 × Restaurant, 2 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser, 7 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 16 | AU PECHE MIGNON · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE TESTU · LE FOURNIL CHAMONIARD · AUX PETITS GOURMANDS · CHALET 4810 | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE SIMOND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 14 | SUPER MARCHE PAYOT PERTIN SA · R G DISTRIBUTION · LE PETIT CASINO DE CHAMONIX · LA FERME DE CHAMONIX | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | SUPER MARCHE PAYOT PERTIN SA · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 136 | HOTEL RESTAURANT BAR DU MONTENVERS · SARL L'OLYMPIQUE · SOCIETE D'EQUIPEMENT DES PLANARDS · BUVETTE DE LA PENDANT · LEADER | INSEE BPE 136 / INSEE SIRENE 193 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 50 | LE P'TIOT MONCHU · LA BOULE DE NEIGE · THE PUB · L'AMNESIA · BUNKER NIGHT CLUB | INSEE SIRENE 50 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA MOLLARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JACQUES BALMAT CHAMONIX | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN CONSTANTIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE CHAMONIX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES BOSSONS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES BALMAT CHAMONIX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ROGER FRISON ROCHE · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 14 | GABRIELLE HEYER, MÉDECIN · LIONEL PORTE, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE TUBACKI, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE SANDER, MÉDECIN · JULIE CHAZOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE D ARGENTIERE · PHARMACIE DES PELERINS · PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE · SELARL PHARMACIE DES ALPES · SELARL PHARMACIE DU MONT BLANC | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | PRAZ DE CHAMONIX AP · CHAMONIX ARGENTIERE AP · CHAMONIX PELERINS AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 3 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE ARGENTIÈRE DE CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC ANNEXE ARGENTIERE · MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC CENTRALE DE CHAMONIX · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES PÉLERINS DE CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC ANNEXE DES PELERINS BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LA JEUNESSE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | VOX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | LE MAJESTIC · PELERINS GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | C.A.H.S. CHAMONIX · CAISSE REG DU CREDIT MUT SAVOIE MONT BLANC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · BANQUE PALATINE · CHAMONIX J BALMAT | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | L'COPA PIELLE · LE SALON · M & H · HAIR EVASION | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 43 | HOTEL OLYMPIQUE · LES GRANDS MONTETS HOTEL & SPA · HOTEL LA SAPINIERE · HOTEL LA PRAIRIE · HOTEL ARVEYRON | INSEE BPE 43 / INSEE SIRENE 253 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 11 | CAMPING CHALET PIERRE SEMARD · CAMPING LES DEUX GLACIERS · CAMPING LES VERNEYS · CAMPING LES CIMES · CAMPING LES MARMOTTES | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,882 (2012) → 8,705 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 9,701 (1990) → 8,705 (2023): -10.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 14,676, of which 69.2 % second homes and 1.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chamonix-Mont-Blanc): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Chamonix-Mont-Blanc): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Chamonix-Mont-Blanc): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chamonix-Mont-Blanc): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chamonix-Mont-Blanc): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 148 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAMONIX weather station, 0.9 km away at 1,042 m; the village itself is at 1,035 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHAMONIX, 0.9 km away at 1,042 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,273 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAMONIX, 0.9 km away at 1,042 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 — 74056/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/a46458c1-0546-3be7-94db-ca88cd0a4832— “Marché de Chamonix”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74056/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74056/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74056/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer | 83 | 307 km S | 8,121 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 73 | 35 km S | 7,270 | 75.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marseillan | 34 | 389 km SW | 8,414 | 71.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Capbreton | 40 | 702 km W | 9,184 | 73 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bormes-les-Mimosas | 83 | 311 km S | 8,545 | 65.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 85 | 682 km W | 8,333 | 71.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 73 | 35 km S | 7,270 | 75.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer | 83 | 307 km S | 8,121 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bormes-les-Mimosas | 83 | 311 km S | 8,545 | 65.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marseillan | 34 | 389 km SW | 8,414 | 71.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 85 | 682 km W | 8,333 | 71.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Capbreton | 40 | 702 km W | 9,184 | 73 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
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