Faucigny
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Faucigny (INSEE 74122) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC des Quatre Rivières. Population 684 (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/74122-faucigny
Vitality score
Vitality score 33.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 16,477 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ LA DUCHE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE FAUCIGNY). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FAUCIGNY DES LIVRES ET VOUS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (AM BARBER CLUB). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | CHEZ LA DUCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE FAUCIGNY | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FAUCIGNY DES LIVRES ET VOUS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | AM BARBER CLUB | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 514 (2012) → 684 (2023): 33.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 329 (1990) → 684 (2023): 107.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 346, of which 11 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Contamine-sur-Arve): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Contamine-sur-Arve): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Arenthon): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Contamine-sur-Arve): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Faucigny): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 97 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CONTAMINE-SUR- ARVE weather station, 1.8 km away at 452 m; the village itself is at 640 m. [11]
The village sits 188 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 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BONNEVILLE, 6.4 km away at 453 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 187 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 1,078 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CONTAMINE-SUR- ARVE, 1.8 km away at 452 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74018
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74122
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Néron | 28 | 457 km NW | 687 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ceyssat | 63 | 271 km W | 697 | 36.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-Saint-Frambourg-Ognon | 60 | 446 km NW | 726 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cernin-de-Larche | 19 | 401 km W | 695 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 43 % · humidity 71 % |
| Courcoury | 17 | 539 km W | 721 | 31.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 7 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cercier | 74 | 26 km SW | 734 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cercier | 74 | 26 km SW | 734 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ceyssat | 63 | 271 km W | 697 | 36.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cernin-de-Larche | 19 | 401 km W | 695 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 43 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villers-Saint-Frambourg-Ognon | 60 | 446 km NW | 726 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Néron | 28 | 457 km NW | 687 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courcoury | 17 | 539 km W | 721 | 31.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 7 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Faucigny'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Combe-de-Lancey | 38 | 106 km S | 745 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crandelles | 15 | 338 km W | 872 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Léaz | 01 | 37 km W | 912 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doissin | 38 | 100 km SW | 876 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moye | 74 | 44 km SW | 985 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mûres | 74 | 43 km SW | 870 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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