Le Grand-Bornand
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Grand-Bornand (INSEE 74136) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC des Vallées de Thônes. Population 2,050 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74136-le-grand-bornand
Vitality score
Vitality score 70.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 9,456 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 | 0.77 | 25 | 19.17 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.65 |
| 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]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON BETEMPS · BOULE DE NEIGE · GOURMANDISES D'ANTAN 74 · LES GOURMANDISES DE MARIE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL VULLIET HUBERT). [3]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AUX DEUX SAISONS · GREEN · SPAR · CHEZ PROSPER · SHERPA). [3,4]
48 × Restaurant (SARL LE NEVE · LE ROC DES ARCES · LE GRENIER · CHEZ FREDERIC · LA COLOMBIERE DES NEIGES). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (RESTAURANT LE REPAIRE · LE JALOUVRE · GREEN MONKEY · L'ESPERLUETTE · LE FLYING PIG). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PLACE LE GRAND... · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JEAN BAPTISTE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HUGO FANTIN, MÉDECIN · FABIEN MALGOUIRES, MÉDECIN · ELODIE ZANARDI, MÉDECIN · PIERRE CHAON, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU GRAND BORNAND · PHARMACIE DES ALPAGES). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LE GRAND BORNAND PRESSE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Cinema (LE CHARMIEUX · LES RHODOS). [3]
2 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE LE GRAND BORNAND · GRAND BORNAND). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (M LAURE COIFFURE). [3,4]
11 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LES SAYTELS · SPORT ALP · HOTEL LA CREMAILLERE · HOTEL LES ECUREUILS-RESTAURANT LES · HOTEL RESTAURANT LA CROIX SAINT MAURICE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (L'ESCALE VILLAGE · CAMPING HPA LE CLOS DU PIN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | MAISON BETEMPS · BOULE DE NEIGE · GOURMANDISES D'ANTAN 74 · LES GOURMANDISES DE MARIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL VULLIET HUBERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | AUX DEUX SAISONS · GREEN · SPAR · CHEZ PROSPER · SHERPA | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [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 | 48 | SARL LE NEVE · LE ROC DES ARCES · LE GRENIER · CHEZ FREDERIC · LA COLOMBIERE DES NEIGES | INSEE BPE 48 / INSEE SIRENE 62 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | RESTAURANT LE REPAIRE · LE JALOUVRE · GREEN MONKEY · L'ESPERLUETTE · LE FLYING PIG | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PLACE LE GRAND... · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JEAN BAPTISTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | HUGO FANTIN, MÉDECIN · FABIEN MALGOUIRES, MÉDECIN · ELODIE ZANARDI, MÉDECIN · PIERRE CHAON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU GRAND BORNAND · PHARMACIE DES ALPAGES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LE GRAND BORNAND PRESSE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 2 | LE CHARMIEUX · LES RHODOS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE LE GRAND BORNAND · GRAND BORNAND | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | M LAURE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 11 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LES SAYTELS · SPORT ALP · HOTEL LA CREMAILLERE · HOTEL LES ECUREUILS-RESTAURANT LES · HOTEL RESTAURANT LA CROIX SAINT MAURICE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 81 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | L'ESCALE VILLAGE · CAMPING HPA LE CLOS DU PIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,189 (2012) → 2,050 (2023): -6.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,925 (1990) → 2,050 (2023): 6.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,373, of which 80.5 % second homes and 1.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Grand-Bornand): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Grand-Bornand): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Grand-Bornand): 1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Grand-Bornand): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Grand-Bornand): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GRAND BORNAND weather station, 3.4 km away at 1,300 m; the village itself is at 929 m. [10]
The village sits 371 m below 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 LE GRAND-BORNAND, 4.9 km away at 1,430 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 501 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 1,728 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 12.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ENTREMONT, 2.9 km away at 830 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 — 74136/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/50784b27-cb19-3cef-af9a-016029be394c— “Le marché du Grand-Bornand le mercredi est l'un des plus réputés des Aravis.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74136/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74136/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74136/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74136
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damgan | 56 | 708 km W | 1,943 | 62 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 34 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys | 56 | 727 km W | 2,004 | 57.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 11 % · humidity 79 % |
| Combloux | 74 | 17 km E | 2,093 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Clusaz | 74 | 4.2 km S | 1,623 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Allues | 73 | 58 km S | 1,736 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 76 % |
| Samoëns | 74 | 28 km NE | 2,203 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Clusaz | 74 | 4.2 km S | 1,623 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Combloux | 74 | 17 km E | 2,093 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Samoëns | 74 | 28 km NE | 2,203 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Allues | 73 | 58 km S | 1,736 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 76 % |
| Damgan | 56 | 708 km W | 1,943 | 62 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 34 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys | 56 | 727 km W | 2,004 | 57.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 11 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Le Grand-Bornand'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combloux | 74 | 17 km E | 2,093 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaufort | 73 | 28 km SE | 1,989 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont Lozère et Goulet | 48 | 266 km SW | 1,098 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arâches-la-Frasse | 74 | 20 km NE | 1,764 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-en-Chablais | 74 | 51 km N | 2,613 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 34 km NE | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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