La Chapelle-d'Abondance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle-d'Abondance (INSEE 74058) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Pays d'Evian Vallée d'Abondance. Population 872 (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 66.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 15,175 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.99 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE VOTRE ARTISAN BOULANGER). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (AINCIA). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (DES CORNETTES · MARCHAND MARYSE · LE MOUSSERON · LES ROUTARDS DU MONDE · LE FER ROUGE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE CRET BENI · LE CLOS SAVOYARD). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CHAPELLE D ABONDANCE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EMMANUELLE DEVAUX, MÉDECIN · ELODIE FESSON-LORIN, MÉDECIN · VINCENT RAMBAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BRELAZ). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA CHAPELLE D ABONDANCE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CHAPELLE D'ABONDANCE MILLEFEUILLE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
6 × Hotel (DES CORNETTES · HOTEL L'ENSOLEILLÉ · HÔTEL LE CHABI · LES GENTIANETTES · ESPRIT MONTAGNE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE FOURNIL DE VOTRE ARTISAN BOULANGER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | AINCIA | 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 | 9 | DES CORNETTES · MARCHAND MARYSE · LE MOUSSERON · LES ROUTARDS DU MONDE · LE FER ROUGE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE CRET BENI · LE CLOS SAVOYARD | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CHAPELLE D ABONDANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | EMMANUELLE DEVAUX, MÉDECIN · ELODIE FESSON-LORIN, MÉDECIN · VINCENT RAMBAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BRELAZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA CHAPELLE D ABONDANCE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CHAPELLE D'ABONDANCE MILLEFEUILLE | 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 | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 6 | DES CORNETTES · HOTEL L'ENSOLEILLÉ · HÔTEL LE CHABI · LES GENTIANETTES · ESPRIT MONTAGNE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [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 858 (2012) → 872 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 727 (1990) → 872 (2023): 19.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,592, of which 71 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Chapelle-d'Abondance): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Abondance): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Chapelle-d'Abondance): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Chapelle-d'Abondance): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Chapelle-d'Abondance): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 139 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VACHERESSE AUXI weather station, 9.1 km away at 790 m; the village itself is at 1,021 m. [10]
The village sits 231 m above 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE PLENEY, 15.9 km away at 1,515 m, over 25 summers. [10]
That station sits 494 m above 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 1,448 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ABONDANCE, 4.3 km away at 947 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 — 74058/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74058/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74058/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74058/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74058
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolquère | 66 | 564 km SW | 816 | 65.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Île-aux-Moines | 56 | 745 km W | 630 | 64.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Barbâtre | 85 | 688 km W | 1,824 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Allos | 04 | 229 km S | 812 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallouise-Pelvoux | 05 | 160 km S | 1,138 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belgodère | 2B | 449 km SE | 835 | 52.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallouise-Pelvoux | 05 | 160 km S | 1,138 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allos | 04 | 229 km S | 812 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belgodère | 2B | 449 km SE | 835 | 52.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bolquère | 66 | 564 km SW | 816 | 65.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barbâtre | 85 | 688 km W | 1,824 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Île-aux-Moines | 56 | 745 km W | 630 | 64.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · 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 Chapelle-d'Abondance'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allos | 04 | 229 km S | 812 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ancelle | 05 | 191 km S | 1,017 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valloire | 73 | 129 km S | 1,064 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abondance | 74 | 5.5 km W | 1,583 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallorcine | 74 | 31 km S | 453 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Praz-sur-Arly | 74 | 54 km S | 1,311 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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