La Clusaz
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Clusaz (INSEE 74080) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC des Vallées de Thônes. Population 1,623 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74080-la-clusaz
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 11,050 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 | 0.81 | 25 | 20.15 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.8 |
| 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]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE SABAUDIA · L'AMIE GOURMANDE · BOULANGERIE MANIEZ). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES POUSSES-MIDI DE JEREMIE · MAISON BOUDET). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE REPAIRE DU DAHU · LA CHEMINEE SAVOYARDE · ALILU). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (MARCHE U · CARREFOUR MONTAGNE). [3,4]
40 × Restaurant (CHRISTIANIA · LE PESSOT JEAN · LA BERGERIE · LA TRACE · LE SCRAPEUR). [3,4]
16 × Café / bar (VINS QUAND TU VEUX ! · CLUB 18 · LE SALTO · LE PRESSOIR · LE B). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SOPHIE MARTIN, MÉDECIN · RÉMI VARLOT, MÉDECIN · YOUSSOUPHA N'DIAYE, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT DROUET, MÉDECIN · EDOUARD BAZIRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU DANAY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA CLUSAZ AP). [3]
1 × Cinema (DANAY). [3]
3 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE LA CLUSAZ · LA CLUSAZ · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (METAFORM · ART & MANI'HAIR · STATION 6). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
19 × Hotel (HOTEL CHRISTIANIA · HOTEL BEAUREGARD · HOTEL LE BORDERAN · HOTEL L' ETALE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE U'FREDY). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU DOMAINE DE FERNUY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 13 × Restaurant, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LE SABAUDIA · L'AMIE GOURMANDE · BOULANGERIE MANIEZ | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | LES POUSSES-MIDI DE JEREMIE · MAISON BOUDET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LE REPAIRE DU DAHU · LA CHEMINEE SAVOYARDE · ALILU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | MARCHE U · CARREFOUR MONTAGNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 40 | CHRISTIANIA · LE PESSOT JEAN · LA BERGERIE · LA TRACE · LE SCRAPEUR | INSEE BPE 40 / INSEE SIRENE 58 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 16 | VINS QUAND TU VEUX ! · CLUB 18 · LE SALTO · LE PRESSOIR · LE B | INSEE SIRENE 16 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | SOPHIE MARTIN, MÉDECIN · RÉMI VARLOT, MÉDECIN · YOUSSOUPHA N'DIAYE, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT DROUET, MÉDECIN · EDOUARD BAZIRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU DANAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA CLUSAZ AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | DANAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE LA CLUSAZ · LA CLUSAZ · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | METAFORM · ART & MANI'HAIR · STATION 6 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 19 | HOTEL CHRISTIANIA · HOTEL BEAUREGARD · HOTEL LE BORDERAN · HOTEL L' ETALE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE U'FREDY | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 42 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU DOMAINE DE FERNUY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,818 (2012) → 1,623 (2023): -10.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,845 (1990) → 1,623 (2023): -12 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,152, of which 84 % second homes and 0.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Clusaz): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Clusaz): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Clusaz): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Clusaz): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Clusaz): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 105 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CLUSAZ (LA) weather station, 2 km away at 1,180 m; the village itself is at 1,030 m. [10]
The village sits 150 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE GRAND-BORNAND, 8.5 km away at 1,430 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 400 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 1,721 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 12.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CLUSAZ (LA), 2 km away at 1,180 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74080/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3729879e-74b9-364c-a7c6-91f8003f9665— “Chaque lundi matin, retrouvez les commerçants et artisans sur la Place de l'Église.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74080/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74080/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74080/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74080
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valloire | 73 | 82 km S | 1,064 | 63.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise | 63 | 274 km W | 1,442 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Grand-Bornand | 74 | 4.2 km N | 2,050 | 70.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Aulps | 74 | 41 km NE | 1,492 | 63.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Dore | 63 | 283 km W | 1,163 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Allues | 73 | 54 km S | 1,736 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 92 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Grand-Bornand | 74 | 4.2 km N | 2,050 | 70.8 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Aulps | 74 | 41 km NE | 1,492 | 63.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Allues | 73 | 54 km S | 1,736 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 92 % |
| Valloire | 73 | 82 km S | 1,064 | 63.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise | 63 | 274 km W | 1,442 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Dore | 63 | 283 km W | 1,163 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Clusaz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise | 63 | 274 km W | 1,442 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Dore | 63 | 283 km W | 1,163 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orcières | 05 | 136 km S | 651 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hauteluce | 73 | 21 km SE | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bolquère | 66 | 513 km SW | 816 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flumet | 73 | 12 km SE | 799 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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