Publier
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Publier (INSEE 74218) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Pays d'Evian Vallée d'Abondance. Population 7,864 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74218-publier
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 92 % of the 3,098 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 | 0.61 | 25 | 15.27 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 15.09 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES FOURNILS DU LAC · AUX 7 EPIS · LE FOURNIL DU CHABLAIS · LE PAIN DES SOURCES · MAISON LAPLAGNE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BONDAZ VIANDE · BOUCHERIE SANNICOLO). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MARCEL&FILS BIO). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (SUPER U · LIDL · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (ZIG-ZAC CAFE · LA TABLE DU GRAND LAC · BAR DES PECHEURS · MICK MAC BURGER · LE PERROQUET). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LES PINS DE LA DRANSE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LE GRAND PRE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE SIMONE VEIL PUBLIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE COMANDONE-CALLEJA, MÉDECIN · CECILE CHAPUIS, MÉDECIN · FABIEN RICHARD, MÉDECIN · MARC BOO, MÉDECIN · FANNY PETREGNE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE ODDON · SELAS M PHARMACIE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (AMPHION LES BAINS RP · PUBLIER AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PUBLIER ANNA DE NOAILLES). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SPORTIF DE LA LECHERE · CENTRE SPORTIF DE LA CITE DE L EAU). [3]
1 × Bank (CRCAM DES SAVOIE). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (BOTELHO CELESTE · SHAMPOO · GAELLE COIFFURE · EN APARTE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA PLAGE · HÔTEL DES PRINCES · HÔTEL B&B EVIAN PUBLIER). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING PARC DE LA DRANSE · CAMPING LES HUTTINS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 6 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LES FOURNILS DU LAC · AUX 7 EPIS · LE FOURNIL DU CHABLAIS · LE PAIN DES SOURCES · MAISON LAPLAGNE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BONDAZ VIANDE · BOUCHERIE SANNICOLO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MARCEL&FILS BIO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | SUPER U · LIDL · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | ZIG-ZAC CAFE · LA TABLE DU GRAND LAC · BAR DES PECHEURS · MICK MAC BURGER · LE PERROQUET | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LES PINS DE LA DRANSE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LE GRAND PRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE SIMONE VEIL PUBLIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | DOMINIQUE COMANDONE-CALLEJA, MÉDECIN · CECILE CHAPUIS, MÉDECIN · FABIEN RICHARD, MÉDECIN · MARC BOO, MÉDECIN · FANNY PETREGNE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELAS PHARMACIE ODDON · SELAS M PHARMACIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | AMPHION LES BAINS RP · PUBLIER AP | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PUBLIER ANNA DE NOAILLES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | CENTRE SPORTIF DE LA LECHERE · CENTRE SPORTIF DE LA CITE DE L EAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CRCAM DES SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | BOTELHO CELESTE · SHAMPOO · GAELLE COIFFURE · EN APARTE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL DE LA PLAGE · HÔTEL DES PRINCES · HÔTEL B&B EVIAN PUBLIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING PARC DE LA DRANSE · CAMPING LES HUTTINS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 6,506 (2012) → 7,864 (2023): 20.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,312 (1990) → 7,864 (2023): 82.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,506, of which 14.6 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Publier): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Publier): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Publier): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Publier): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Publier): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the EVIAN weather station, 2.1 km away at 395 m; the village itself is at 501 m. [9]
The village sits 106 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at EVIAN SA, 3.1 km away at 725 m, over 23 summers. [9]
That station sits 224 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,100 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at EVIAN, 2.1 km away at 395 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74218/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74218/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74218/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74218/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74218
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roquefort-les-Pins | 06 | 305 km S | 7,292 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Jorioz | 74 | 68 km SW | 6,390 | 51.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peymeinade | 06 | 306 km S | 8,514 | 61 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 54 % · humidity 21 % |
| Baillargues | 34 | 363 km SW | 7,829 | 53.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers | 24 | 473 km W | 7,832 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 50 % |
| Marsillargues | 34 | 355 km SW | 6,988 | 54.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jorioz | 74 | 68 km SW | 6,390 | 51.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roquefort-les-Pins | 06 | 305 km S | 7,292 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Peymeinade | 06 | 306 km S | 8,514 | 61 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 54 % · humidity 21 % |
| Marsillargues | 34 | 355 km SW | 6,988 | 54.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Baillargues | 34 | 363 km SW | 7,829 | 53.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers | 24 | 473 km W | 7,832 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 73 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Publier'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noisy-le-Roi | 78 | 433 km NW | 7,713 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gouvieux | 60 | 438 km NW | 8,867 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Melesse | 35 | 653 km W | 7,541 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lamorlaye | 60 | 434 km NW | 9,082 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barlin | 62 | 537 km NW | 7,331 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auby | 59 | 516 km NW | 7,083 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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