Cordon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cordon (INSEE 74089) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Pays du Mont-Blanc. Population 998 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/74089-cordon
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 14,324 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 | 0.93 | 20 | 18.62 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 8.03 |
| 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) (BOULANGERIE DEMANGE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SHERPA). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (CHEZ ALCIDE · BRUNA · LE REFUGE · CHEZ MIREILLE, LE DARBELIN · LE PETIT CHALET). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CORDON). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CORDON RP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MONNIER MALLORY). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE CORDONNANT · HÔTEL LE CHAMOIS D'OR · LES RHODOS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LA FONTAINE DU PERRON). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE DEMANGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SHERPA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 6 | CHEZ ALCIDE · BRUNA · LE REFUGE · CHEZ MIREILLE, LE DARBELIN · LE PETIT CHALET | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CORDON | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CORDON RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | MONNIER MALLORY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE CORDONNANT · HÔTEL LE CHAMOIS D'OR · LES RHODOS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | LA FONTAINE DU PERRON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,002 (2012) → 998 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 766 (1990) → 998 (2023): 30.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,297, of which 60.9 % second homes and 1.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cordon): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cordon): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Sallanches): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sallanches): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cordon): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 131 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SALLANCHES weather station, 3 km away at 542 m; the village itself is at 911 m. [10]
The village sits 369 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 MONT ARBOIS, 8.4 km away at 1,833 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 922 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 1,110 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SALLANCHES, 3 km away at 542 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 — 74089/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74089/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74089/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74089/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74089
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74256
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry | 73 | 40 km S | 813 | 55.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 9 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaumont-sur-Tharonne | 41 | 405 km NW | 1,042 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 3 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montriond | 74 | 32 km N | 969 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nant | 12 | 335 km SW | 1,026 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castelnau-de-Guers | 34 | 373 km SW | 1,208 | 34.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Conca | 2A | 514 km SE | 1,175 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montriond | 74 | 32 km N | 969 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landry | 73 | 40 km S | 813 | 55.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 9 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nant | 12 | 335 km SW | 1,026 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castelnau-de-Guers | 34 | 373 km SW | 1,208 | 34.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 0 % · humidity 29 % |
| Chaumont-sur-Tharonne | 41 | 405 km NW | 1,042 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 3 % · humidity 86 % |
| Conca | 2A | 514 km SE | 1,175 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · 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 Cordon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malbuisson | 25 | 101 km N | 903 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bogève | 74 | 34 km NW | 1,200 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Onnion | 74 | 30 km N | 1,299 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole | 48 | 282 km SW | 1,385 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Praz-sur-Arly | 74 | 9.3 km S | 1,311 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Manigod | 74 | 20 km W | 1,000 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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