Passy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Passy (INSEE 74208) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Pays du Mont-Blanc. Population 10,856 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74208-passy
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 2,262 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.24 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.59 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.49 | 10 | 4.94 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX PETITS GOURMANDS · LE FOURNIL DU PLATEAU · LE FOUR A BOIS · BOULANGERIE DU MONT BLANC). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (VIANDES SAVEURS DE NOS MONTAGNES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE P'TIT PANIER D'ASSY). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (PASSYDIS SA). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (LE DESERT BLANC · SARL DIDIER · FUYON). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L ABBAYE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PLATEAU D'ASSY PASSY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CHEDDE CENTRE PASSY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHEF LIEU PASSY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE VARENS). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PIERRE MARREL, MÉDECIN · MONICA MORA, MÉDECIN · CECILE BUVRY, MÉDECIN · LUCILE GOY, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE SINIZERGUES, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RENAUD · PHARMACIE DES FIZ · PHARMACIE LEONARD LA CENTAUREE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (PASSY RP · PLATEAU D ASSY AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PASSY). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DES FIZ · GYMNASE DE VARENS). [3]
1 × Bank (CRCAM DES SAVOIE). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (ATELIR CREA'TIF · L'ATELIER DU COIFFEUR · DE BIASI STEPHANIE · SANDRIN'E COIFFURE DOMICILE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL SABAUDIA · AUBERGE DE L'ORANGERIE). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (MAIRIE · CAMPING MONT BLANC PLAGE · CAMPING VILLAGE MONT BLANC L'ECUREUIL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 9 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | AUX PETITS GOURMANDS · LE FOURNIL DU PLATEAU · LE FOUR A BOIS · BOULANGERIE DU MONT BLANC | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | VIANDES SAVEURS DE NOS MONTAGNES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE P'TIT PANIER D'ASSY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | PASSYDIS SA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 27 | LE DESERT BLANC · SARL DIDIER · FUYON | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L ABBAYE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PLATEAU D'ASSY PASSY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CHEDDE CENTRE PASSY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHEF LIEU PASSY | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE VARENS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | JEAN-PIERRE MARREL, MÉDECIN · MONICA MORA, MÉDECIN · CECILE BUVRY, MÉDECIN · LUCILE GOY, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE SINIZERGUES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE RENAUD · PHARMACIE DES FIZ · PHARMACIE LEONARD LA CENTAUREE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | PASSY RP · PLATEAU D ASSY AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PASSY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE DES FIZ · GYMNASE DE VARENS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CRCAM DES SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | ATELIR CREA'TIF · L'ATELIER DU COIFFEUR · DE BIASI STEPHANIE · SANDRIN'E COIFFURE DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL SABAUDIA · AUBERGE DE L'ORANGERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | MAIRIE · CAMPING MONT BLANC PLAGE · CAMPING VILLAGE MONT BLANC L'ECUREUIL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 11,214 (2012) → 10,856 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 9,235 (1990) → 10,856 (2023): 17.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,176, of which 11.9 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Passy): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Passy): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Passy): 1.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Passy): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Passy): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 109 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SALLANCHES weather station, 3.6 km away at 542 m; the village itself is at 695 m. [10]
The village sits 153 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 MONT ARBOIS, 7.6 km away at 1,833 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 1,138 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 1,110 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SALLANCHES, 3.6 km away at 542 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 — 74208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c7a67740-d1a4-376e-a66b-7632ec2cb1cf— “Marché de Chedde à Passy”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74208
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biot | 06 | 257 km S | 10,511 | 62 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rivière-Pilote | 972 | 7,130 km W | 11,604 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Trinité | 972 | 7,115 km W | 11,454 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Valbonne | 06 | 255 km S | 11,939 | 61.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fuveau | 13 | 289 km S | 10,337 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Divonne-les-Bains | 01 | 64 km NW | 10,464 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divonne-les-Bains | 01 | 64 km NW | 10,464 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valbonne | 06 | 255 km S | 11,939 | 61.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Biot | 06 | 257 km S | 10,511 | 62 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fuveau | 13 | 289 km S | 10,337 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Trinité | 972 | 7,115 km W | 11,454 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rivière-Pilote | 972 | 7,130 km W | 11,604 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · 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 Passy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viuz-en-Sallaz | 74 | 33 km NW | 4,681 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champagnole | 39 | 109 km NW | 8,036 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambert | 63 | 232 km W | 6,517 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Mure | 38 | 133 km SW | 4,963 | 69.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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