Contamine-Sarzin
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Contamine-Sarzin (INSEE 74086) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Usses et Rhône. Population 733 (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 23/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 16,173 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BMA). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 1 | BMA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 589 (2012) → 733 (2023): 24.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 293 (1990) → 733 (2023): 150.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 339, of which 7.4 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Contamine-Sarzin): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Musièges): 2.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Frangy): 4.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Frangy): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Sallenôves): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the USINENS SA weather station, 10.7 km away at 452 m; the village itself is at 505 m. [12]
The village sits 53 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at USINENS SA, 10.7 km away at 452 m, over 20 summers. [12]
That station sits 53 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,207 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CERCIER, 4.8 km away at 492 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74086/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74086/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74086/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74086/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74086
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74195
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74131
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74257
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écuires | 62 | 582 km NW | 682 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-Canivet | 14 | 570 km NW | 720 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mittainvilliers-Vérigny | 28 | 447 km NW | 801 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moulins-sur-Tardoire | 16 | 432 km W | 821 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulosse-sous-Saint-Élophe | 88 | 266 km N | 649 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lorry-Mardigny | 57 | 330 km N | 683 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulosse-sous-Saint-Élophe | 88 | 266 km N | 649 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lorry-Mardigny | 57 | 330 km N | 683 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moulins-sur-Tardoire | 16 | 432 km W | 821 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mittainvilliers-Vérigny | 28 | 447 km NW | 801 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-Canivet | 14 | 570 km NW | 720 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écuires | 62 | 582 km NW | 682 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · 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 Contamine-Sarzin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mittainvilliers-Vérigny | 28 | 447 km NW | 801 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lorry-Mardigny | 57 | 330 km N | 683 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmorin | 63 | 207 km W | 731 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Étigny | 89 | 311 km NW | 747 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villemoyenne | 10 | 274 km NW | 730 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trimbach | 67 | 359 km NE | 566 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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