Mont-Saxonnex
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 37.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mont-Saxonnex (INSEE 74189) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Cluses-Arve et Montagnes. Population 1,622 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/74189-mont-saxonnex
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 39 % of the 11,063 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.22 | 5 | 1.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAIFI GOMEZ). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE D'AMELIE LES FROMAGES D'AMELIE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (L'EPICERIE D'AMELIE LES FROMAGES D'AMELIE). [4]
4 × Restaurant (AUBERGE POINTE DU MIDI · CHEZ BARYGTON · LE PETIT FOURNEAU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONT SAXONNEX AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONT-SAXONNEX). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (HAIR'COCOONING). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LE JALOUVRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SAIFI GOMEZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICERIE D'AMELIE LES FROMAGES D'AMELIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | L'EPICERIE D'AMELIE LES FROMAGES D'AMELIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | AUBERGE POINTE DU MIDI · CHEZ BARYGTON · LE PETIT FOURNEAU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | MONT SAXONNEX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONT-SAXONNEX | 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 | 1 | HAIR'COCOONING | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | LE JALOUVRE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 1,592 (2012) → 1,622 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 880 (1990) → 1,622 (2023): 84.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,363, of which 39.1 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mont-Saxonnex): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mont-Saxonnex): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Marnaz): 2.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Marnaz): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vougy): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 109 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONT-SAXONNEX weather station, 0.7 km away at 990 m; the village itself is at 977 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BONNEVILLE, 6.7 km away at 453 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 524 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,405 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONT-SAXONNEX, 0.7 km away at 990 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74189/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74189/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74189/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74189/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74189
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74169
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74312
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erre | 59 | 533 km NW | 1,586 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouzigues | 34 | 366 km SW | 1,601 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villar-Saint-Pancrace | 05 | 132 km S | 1,433 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guéthary | 64 | 703 km W | 1,306 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit | 34 | 388 km SW | 1,722 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vougy | 74 | 1.5 km N | 1,659 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vougy | 74 | 1.5 km N | 1,659 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villar-Saint-Pancrace | 05 | 132 km S | 1,433 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouzigues | 34 | 366 km SW | 1,601 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit | 34 | 388 km SW | 1,722 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Erre | 59 | 533 km NW | 1,586 | 42.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guéthary | 64 | 703 km W | 1,306 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Mont-Saxonnex'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Fourgs | 25 | 87 km N | 1,443 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Sixt | 74 | 16 km S | 1,561 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laguiole | 12 | 323 km SW | 1,207 | 72.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Foncine-le-Haut | 39 | 74 km NW | 1,112 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mignovillard | 39 | 86 km N | 902 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Cluse-et-Mijoux | 25 | 91 km N | 1,310 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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