Megève
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Megève (INSEE 74173) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Pays du Mont-Blanc. Population 2,893 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74173-megeve
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 7,323 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 | 0.85 | 25 | 21.27 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.96 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.88 | 10 | 8.83 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.11 | 10 | 1.09 |
| 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]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU JAMBON SAVOYARD · LE MONTAGNARD · LADUREE · AUX DELICES DE MEGEVE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (DU SEL AU SUCRE + KDOMATIC · BOUCHERIE BELLO). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PETIT CASINO DE MEGEVE · LE GARDE MANGER · L'EPICURIE · EPICERIE NOEMIE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (L'ANCOLIE, FROMAGERIE MEGEVE). [4]
80 × Restaurant (L'AUBERGE DU CHRISTOMET · SOC DE RESTAURATION D'ALTITUDE SRA · SARL MARSCOTT · LE DELICIUM · LE PRIEURE SARL). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (LE S · CHACHA · LA MOME MEGEVE · AU P'TIT PICHET - BAR A SALADES). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE EMILE ALLAIS · COLLEGE PRIVE CATHOLIQUE). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SIMON LIEURY, MÉDECIN · BENOÎT TSCHIRNER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC MANIGLIER, MÉDECIN · ESTELLE DELORME, MÉDECIN · ELSA TEISSIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (GRANDE PHARMACIE DE MEGEVE · PHARMACIE DU SOLEIL · PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MEGÈVE). [3]
1 × Cinema (PANORAMIC). [3]
7 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE MEGEVE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MEGEVE · CAISSE REG DU CREDIT MUT SAVOIE MONT BLANC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · MEGEVE PL EGLISE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (ROMEO COIFFURE · CATOGAN · COUPE DE COEUR · MONT D'ARBOIS COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
21 × Hotel (HÔTEL FER À CHEVAL · HOTEL LA GRANGE D'ARLY · HOTEL AU VIEUX MOULIN · HOTEL AU COEUR DE MEGEVE · HOTEL SYLVANA). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (AIRE NATURELLE ETIENNE PATEAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Supermarket, 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 5 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | AU JAMBON SAVOYARD · LE MONTAGNARD · LADUREE · AUX DELICES DE MEGEVE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | DU SEL AU SUCRE + KDOMATIC · BOUCHERIE BELLO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | LE PETIT CASINO DE MEGEVE · LE GARDE MANGER · L'EPICURIE · EPICERIE NOEMIE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | L'ANCOLIE, FROMAGERIE MEGEVE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 80 | L'AUBERGE DU CHRISTOMET · SOC DE RESTAURATION D'ALTITUDE SRA · SARL MARSCOTT · LE DELICIUM · LE PRIEURE SARL | INSEE BPE 80 / INSEE SIRENE 115 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | LE S · CHACHA · LA MOME MEGEVE · AU P'TIT PICHET - BAR A SALADES | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE EMILE ALLAIS · COLLEGE PRIVE CATHOLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | SIMON LIEURY, MÉDECIN · BENOÎT TSCHIRNER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC MANIGLIER, MÉDECIN · ESTELLE DELORME, MÉDECIN · ELSA TEISSIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | GRANDE PHARMACIE DE MEGEVE · PHARMACIE DU SOLEIL · PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MEGÈVE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | PANORAMIC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE MEGEVE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MEGEVE · CAISSE REG DU CREDIT MUT SAVOIE MONT BLANC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · MEGEVE PL EGLISE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | ROMEO COIFFURE · CATOGAN · COUPE DE COEUR · MONT D'ARBOIS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 21 | HÔTEL FER À CHEVAL · HOTEL LA GRANGE D'ARLY · HOTEL AU VIEUX MOULIN · HOTEL AU COEUR DE MEGEVE · HOTEL SYLVANA | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 118 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | AIRE NATURELLE ETIENNE PATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,326 (2012) → 2,893 (2023): -13 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,750 (1990) → 2,893 (2023): -39.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,429, of which 83.1 % second homes and 1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Megève): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Megève): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Megève): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Megève): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Megève): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 140 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MEGEVE weather station, 0.8 km away at 1,080 m; the village itself is at 1,097 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONT ARBOIS, 4 km away at 1,833 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 736 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 1,552 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MEGEVE, 0.8 km away at 1,080 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74173/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/04342ba2-9e0a-3cfa-b47f-a4fadbc5fb47— “Marché de Megève”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74173/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74173/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74173/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morzine | 74 | 37 km N | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 11 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer | 85 | 623 km W | 3,136 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île | 85 | 613 km W | 2,845 | 65.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Carcans | 33 | 604 km W | 2,415 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 0 % |
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 101 km S | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leucate | 11 | 435 km SW | 4,562 | 71 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morzine | 74 | 37 km N | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 11 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 101 km S | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leucate | 11 | 435 km SW | 4,562 | 71 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Carcans | 33 | 604 km W | 2,415 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 0 % |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île | 85 | 613 km W | 2,845 | 65.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer | 85 | 623 km W | 3,136 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Megève'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-de-Lans | 38 | 121 km SW | 4,328 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Gets | 74 | 34 km N | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val-Cenis | 73 | 66 km S | 2,112 | 79 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Praz-sur-Arly | 74 | 4.1 km SW | 1,311 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Rousses | 39 | 82 km NW | 3,740 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Russey | 25 | 145 km N | 2,599 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74173-megeve