Chêne-en-Semine
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 46.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chêne-en-Semine (INSEE 74068) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Usses et Rhône. Population 544 (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/74068-chene-en-semine
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 17,545 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MOULIN DE LA SEMINE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MARCHE PERNOUD). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LE CHENALI · BAR DE LA PISCINE · FLAVORIA · LA PIZZERIA DELL'ETNA · O BISTROT). [3,4]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC BOUVET, MÉDECIN · ELODIE OBRIST, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF FRANCOIS CURTENAZ). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (EFFET M'HAIR · SYLVIE COIFFURE · DE MECHES AVEC VOUS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MOULIN DE LA SEMINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MARCHE PERNOUD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 6 | LE CHENALI · BAR DE LA PISCINE · FLAVORIA · LA PIZZERIA DELL'ETNA · O BISTROT | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [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) | 2 | ERIC BOUVET, MÉDECIN · ELODIE OBRIST, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF FRANCOIS CURTENAZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | EFFET M'HAIR · SYLVIE COIFFURE · DE MECHES AVEC VOUS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 414 (2012) → 544 (2023): 31.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 234 (1990) → 544 (2023): 132.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 268, of which 5.2 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chêne-en-Semine): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chêne-en-Semine): 2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Chêne-en-Semine): 1.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Frangy): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Franclens): 2.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the USINENS SA weather station, 3.9 km away at 452 m; the village itself is at 521 m. [11]
The village sits 69 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at USINENS SA, 3.9 km away at 452 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 69 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 995 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at USINENS SA, 3.9 km away at 452 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
9 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 365,000 € — 2,467 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Haute-Savoie is 4,214 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 74068/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74068/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74068/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74068/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74068
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74131
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74130
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvelle-lès-Cromary | 70 | 151 km N | 443 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Vacherie | 27 | 492 km NW | 557 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crespian | 30 | 278 km SW | 522 | 33.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Larrivière-Saint-Savin | 40 | 556 km SW | 583 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice | 42 | 137 km W | 568 | 33.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montaut | 31 | 468 km SW | 578 | 30.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice | 42 | 137 km W | 568 | 33.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Neuvelle-lès-Cromary | 70 | 151 km N | 443 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crespian | 30 | 278 km SW | 522 | 33.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montaut | 31 | 468 km SW | 578 | 30.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Vacherie | 27 | 492 km NW | 557 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Larrivière-Saint-Savin | 40 | 556 km SW | 583 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Chêne-en-Semine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerville | 54 | 297 km N | 531 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blacy | 51 | 314 km N | 614 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ringendorf | 67 | 333 km N | 457 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prasville | 28 | 400 km NW | 451 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Weinbourg | 67 | 336 km N | 467 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Looze | 89 | 284 km NW | 443 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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