Faverges-Seythenex
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Faverges-Seythenex (INSEE 74123) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC des Sources du Lac d'Annecy. Population 7,545 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Seythenex (74270). [3]
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/74123-faverges-seythenex
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 3,227 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.69 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.17 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.44 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TRESALP'AIN · LE PETIT MAZOT · AUX MANGEURS DE FARINE · LA BOULANGERIE LES ERABLES · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE LA MOTTE). [4,5]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (LEON JARGOT ET FILS · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR PERI · L' ARTI · BK TIGRE COMPAGNIE). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BUBBLE MANGA). [4,5]
5 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · SODIFAV · LIDL · LA RONDE DU BIO · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [4,5]
18 × Restaurant (HT ADAM · REFUGE DE LA COMBE · PIAMORE · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (LA REMONTEE · LE DEAUVIL). [5]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE CASSIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GINETTE KOLINKA FAVERGES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SEYTHENEX FAVERGES). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN LACHENAL). [4]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAROLINE RIGAUD, MÉDECIN · LEA VAREILLES, MÉDECIN · INES FERREIRA, MÉDECIN · SUZY DUPONT, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE HEMPTE, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ECOLES · PHARMACIE POURCELOT). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FAVERGES-SEYTHENEX). [4]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE LA COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES · SALLE OMNISPORTS DES PRES D ENFER · GYMNASE NICOLAS BLANC). [4]
6 × Bank (C A DES SAVOIE FAVERGES · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL MONT CHARVIN · CAISSE REG DU CREDIT MUT SAVOIE MONT BLANC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · FAVERGES). [4]
12 × Hairdresser (INTERVERA LUISA · VERSION ORIGINALE · VIRGINIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · F G CREATION FAVERGES). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL AU GAY SEJOUR · HÔTEL DE GENÈVE). [4,5]
2 × Campsite (AIRE NATURELLE LA RECORBAZ · VAL DE TAMIE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | TRESALP'AIN · LE PETIT MAZOT · AUX MANGEURS DE FARINE · LA BOULANGERIE LES ERABLES · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE LA MOTTE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | LEON JARGOT ET FILS · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR PERI · L' ARTI · BK TIGRE COMPAGNIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BUBBLE MANGA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 5 | CARREFOUR MARKET · SODIFAV · LIDL · LA RONDE DU BIO · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 18 | HT ADAM · REFUGE DE LA COMBE · PIAMORE · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA REMONTEE · LE DEAUVIL | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE CASSIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GINETTE KOLINKA FAVERGES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SEYTHENEX FAVERGES | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN LACHENAL | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | CAROLINE RIGAUD, MÉDECIN · LEA VAREILLES, MÉDECIN · INES FERREIRA, MÉDECIN · SUZY DUPONT, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE HEMPTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES ECOLES · PHARMACIE POURCELOT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FAVERGES-SEYTHENEX | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE DE LA COMMUNAUTE DE COMMUNES · SALLE OMNISPORTS DES PRES D ENFER · GYMNASE NICOLAS BLANC | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 6 | C A DES SAVOIE FAVERGES · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL MONT CHARVIN · CAISSE REG DU CREDIT MUT SAVOIE MONT BLANC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · FAVERGES | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | INTERVERA LUISA · VERSION ORIGINALE · VIRGINIE COIFFURE A DOMICILE · F G CREATION FAVERGES | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL AU GAY SEJOUR · HÔTEL DE GENÈVE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 2 | AIRE NATURELLE LA RECORBAZ · VAL DE TAMIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday, Friday 16h à 19h sous la Halle, place Carnot. [6,7,8]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Friday. Reported by one source only: Wednesday. [7]
Trajectory
Population 7,586 (2012) → 7,545 (2023): -0.5 % over 10 years. [9,1]
Population 6,774 (1990) → 7,545 (2023): 11.4 % over 30 years. [10,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,311, of which 8.6 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [11]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Faverges-Seythenex): 0 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Food shop (Faverges-Seythenex): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [12]
GP (Faverges-Seythenex): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Faverges-Seythenex): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Faverges-Seythenex): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [12]
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. [13]
Measured at the GIEZ weather station, 3.4 km away at 478 m; the village itself is at 516 m. [13]
An average of 1,337 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at FAVERGES, 1.2 km away at 507 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
221 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 311,800 € — 3,310 € per m² of built surface. [14]
331 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 175,000 € — 2,872 € per m². [14]
The median across Haute-Savoie is 4,214 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [14]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74123/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.faverges-seythenex.fr/vie-pratique/memento-pratique/— “Vendredi après-midi : marché de producteurs, sous la Halle, place Carnot de 16h à 19h.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/1cf19e8a-b7ab-3959-b443-7fa147229f9b— “Marché régulier : mercredi matin.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2ec76e2f-2374-3196-a0a6-9adfe18ea691— “Ne manquez pas ce rendez-vous le vendredi soir à Faverges, devant l'office de tourisme-sous la halle !”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74123/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74123/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74123/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74123
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bain-de-Bretagne | 35 | 650 km NW | 7,674 | 73.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 26 % |
| Remiremont | 88 | 253 km N | 7,388 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Falaise | 14 | 602 km NW | 7,680 | 73.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 27 % |
| Rethel | 08 | 443 km N | 7,444 | 72.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 78 % |
| Châteaubourg | 35 | 641 km NW | 7,533 | 65.8 | Served | no figures |
| Le Marin | 972 | 7,096 km W | 8,486 | 71.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remiremont | 88 | 253 km N | 7,388 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Rethel | 08 | 443 km N | 7,444 | 72.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 78 % |
| Falaise | 14 | 602 km NW | 7,680 | 73.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 27 % |
| Châteaubourg | 35 | 641 km NW | 7,533 | 65.8 | Served | no figures |
| Bain-de-Bretagne | 35 | 650 km NW | 7,674 | 73.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 26 % |
| Le Marin | 972 | 7,096 km W | 8,486 | 71.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
Elsewhere
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