Doussard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Doussard (INSEE 74104) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC des Sources du Lac d'Annecy. Population 3,751 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74104-doussard
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 5,941 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 16.99 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SNC BOULANGERIE LA TARTINE · LA BOULANGERIE LES ERABLES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (AU REGAL DE SAVOIE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALIM). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (LA GUINGUETTE DU BOUT DU LAC · MAELLE · PROJAHN · CHEZ MA COUSINE · LE FUMOIR DE PIERRE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (CAFE DES QUATRE CHEMINS · VILLA 74 · RESTAURANT CAMPING DU LAC BLEU). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AMELIE JEGOUX, MÉDECIN · FRANCK LECOANET, MÉDECIN · YOHAN THIZY, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL VIGNAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMUNALE DE DOUSSARD DOUSSARD CHEVALINE LATHUILE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE PUBLIQUE DE DOUSSARD). [3]
1 × Bank (C A DES SAVOIE DOUSSARD). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (PERILLAT CHARLAZ CELINE · O'SALON · S'COOP (SIMON VERONIQUE)). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL ARCALOD GRAND-PARC · HOTEL RESTAURANT CHAPPET). [3,4]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING INTERNATIONAL LAC BLEU · CAMPING LA RAVOIRE · LA FERME DE LA SERRAZ · LA NUBLIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SNC BOULANGERIE LA TARTINE · LA BOULANGERIE LES ERABLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | AU REGAL DE SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ALIM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | LA GUINGUETTE DU BOUT DU LAC · MAELLE · PROJAHN · CHEZ MA COUSINE · LE FUMOIR DE PIERRE | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | CAFE DES QUATRE CHEMINS · VILLA 74 · RESTAURANT CAMPING DU LAC BLEU | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | AMELIE JEGOUX, MÉDECIN · FRANCK LECOANET, MÉDECIN · YOHAN THIZY, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL VIGNAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU LAC | 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 POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMUNALE DE DOUSSARD DOUSSARD CHEVALINE LATHUILE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE PUBLIQUE DE DOUSSARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | C A DES SAVOIE DOUSSARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | PERILLAT CHARLAZ CELINE · O'SALON · S'COOP (SIMON VERONIQUE) | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL ARCALOD GRAND-PARC · HOTEL RESTAURANT CHAPPET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 4 | CAMPING INTERNATIONAL LAC BLEU · CAMPING LA RAVOIRE · LA FERME DE LA SERRAZ · LA NUBLIERE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday (seasonal). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,573 (2012) → 3,751 (2023): 5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,070 (1990) → 3,751 (2023): 81.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,443, of which 19 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Doussard): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Doussard): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Doussard): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Doussard): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Doussard): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GIEZ weather station, 3.1 km away at 478 m; the village itself is at 479 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MEYTHET, 19.5 km away at 455 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 1,238 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 10.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GIEZ, 3.1 km away at 478 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 — 74104/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/46f5b047-07ee-32f7-9278-fe04d7bb914a— “Marché régulier : dimanche matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74104/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74104/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74104/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74104
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouarzel | 29 | 879 km NW | 4,029 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey | 06 | 236 km S | 3,658 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dieulefit | 26 | 166 km SW | 3,289 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tence | 43 | 168 km SW | 3,111 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouescat | 29 | 847 km NW | 3,554 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orbey | 68 | 271 km N | 3,429 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieulefit | 26 | 166 km SW | 3,289 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tence | 43 | 168 km SW | 3,111 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey | 06 | 236 km S | 3,658 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orbey | 68 | 271 km N | 3,429 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouescat | 29 | 847 km NW | 3,554 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouarzel | 29 | 879 km NW | 4,029 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Doussard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlieu | 42 | 164 km W | 3,766 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise | 69 | 138 km W | 3,785 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cluny | 71 | 141 km NW | 4,942 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vagney | 88 | 251 km N | 3,843 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 38 | 86 km SW | 4,873 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charolles | 71 | 167 km NW | 2,772 | 72.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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