Marcellaz-Albanais
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marcellaz-Albanais (INSEE 74161) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Rumilly Terre de Savoie. Population 2,058 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 51.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 75 % of the 9,431 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.76 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DE L'ALBANAIS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE L'ALBANAIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DE MARCELLAZ ALBANAIS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (ARCANGE). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCELLAZ ALBANAIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LEON MARIE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AURÉLIE COURVOISIER, MÉDECIN · CECILIA FERRIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MARCELLAZ ALBANAIS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MARCELLAZ-ALBANAIS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE PLATINE · BEAUTE LIB'HAIR'TE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE DE L'ALBANAIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE L'ALBANAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE DE MARCELLAZ ALBANAIS | 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 | 1 | ARCANGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCELLAZ ALBANAIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LEON MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | AURÉLIE COURVOISIER, MÉDECIN · CECILIA FERRIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | MARCELLAZ ALBANAIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MARCELLAZ-ALBANAIS | 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 | 2 | COIFFURE PLATINE · BEAUTE LIB'HAIR'TE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,793 (2012) → 2,058 (2023): 14.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,226 (1990) → 2,058 (2023): 67.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 955, of which 1.8 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marcellaz-Albanais): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Marcellaz-Albanais): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Marcellaz-Albanais): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rumilly): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Marcellaz-Albanais): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 96 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BLOYE weather station, 7.2 km away at 375 m; the village itself is at 555 m. [10]
The village sits 180 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 MEYTHET, 9.4 km away at 455 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 100 m below 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 1,132 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VAULX, 5 km away at 520 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74161/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74161/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74161/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74161/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74161
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74225
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardos | 64 | 629 km SW | 1,905 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 9 % |
| Reventin-Vaugris | 38 | 101 km SW | 2,035 | 58.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 22 % · humidity 86 % |
| Albon | 26 | 114 km SW | 1,942 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye | 33 | 514 km W | 1,879 | 46.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 5 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon | 01 | 91 km NW | 1,890 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 55 % |
| Pleugueneuc | 35 | 660 km NW | 2,087 | 51.4 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon | 01 | 91 km NW | 1,890 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 55 % |
| Reventin-Vaugris | 38 | 101 km SW | 2,035 | 58.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 22 % · humidity 86 % |
| Albon | 26 | 114 km SW | 1,942 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Christoly-de-Blaye | 33 | 514 km W | 1,879 | 46.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 5 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bardos | 64 | 629 km SW | 1,905 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 9 % |
| Pleugueneuc | 35 | 660 km NW | 2,087 | 51.4 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Marcellaz-Albanais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biol | 38 | 64 km SW | 1,594 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Miribel-les-Échelles | 38 | 55 km SW | 1,713 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Larajasse | 69 | 120 km W | 1,804 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montferrat | 38 | 53 km SW | 1,846 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sancey | 25 | 164 km N | 1,385 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Cessieu | 38 | 60 km SW | 2,148 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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