Meillerie
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Meillerie (INSEE 74175) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Pays d'Evian Vallée d'Abondance. Population 293 (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/74175-meillerie
Vitality score
Vitality score 19.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 17,750 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.15 | 5 | 0.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (PERTUISET-CHARLES). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DU PORT · LA TABLE DE Y'ANNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MEILLERIE AP). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE MUNICIPALE DE MEILLERIE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 1 | PERTUISET-CHARLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 3 | RESTAURANT DU PORT · LA TABLE DE Y'ANNE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | MEILLERIE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE MUNICIPALE DE MEILLERIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 323 (2012) → 293 (2023): -9.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 305 (1990) → 293 (2023): -3.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 352, of which 42.3 % second homes and 15.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thollon-les-Mémises): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thollon-les-Mémises): 1.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Thollon-les-Mémises): 1.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lugrin): 4.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Thollon-les-Mémises): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VACHERESSE weather station, 10.8 km away at 790 m; the village itself is at 391 m. [10]
The village sits 399 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at EVIAN SA, 10.8 km away at 725 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 334 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 1,779 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 12.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NOVEL, 6.9 km away at 949 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 — 74175/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74175/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74175/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74175/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74154
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lurais | 36 | 442 km W | 226 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Pallières | 83 | 320 km S | 284 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont | 80 | 574 km NW | 302 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moissac-Bellevue | 83 | 309 km S | 306 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Massangis | 89 | 248 km NW | 332 | 14 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lajoux | 39 | 58 km W | 287 | 29.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 8 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lajoux | 39 | 58 km W | 287 | 29.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 8 % · humidity 93 % |
| Massangis | 89 | 248 km NW | 332 | 14 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moissac-Bellevue | 83 | 309 km S | 306 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Pallières | 83 | 320 km S | 284 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lurais | 36 | 442 km W | 226 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont | 80 | 574 km NW | 302 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Meillerie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changey | 52 | 197 km NW | 285 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontanières | 23 | 326 km W | 260 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flavigny-sur-Ozerain | 21 | 207 km NW | 274 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lods | 25 | 80 km NW | 253 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ray-sur-Saône | 70 | 148 km NW | 209 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rabat-les-Trois-Seigneurs | 09 | 568 km SW | 379 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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