Saint-Cergues
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Cergues (INSEE 74229) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CA Annemasse-Les Voirons-Agglomération. Population 3,869 (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/74229-saint-cergues
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 5,817 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MEERPOEL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (GUY ICART ET SES FILS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASINO SHOP). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (LA FERME A ELISE · LA PIZZ' · PIZZAIOLA · I N S · PIZZATEL U REVOLA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE PETIT LIMONADIER). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ST CERGUES). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ST CERGUES). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIEN PIERRON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PONS GIRARD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT CERGUES CASINO SHOP RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-CERGUES LE BALCON). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE HAUTE-SAVOIE SAINT CERGUES). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (STUDIO 7). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTELF1 · HOTEL B&B ANNEMASSE SAINT-CERGUES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE MEERPOEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | GUY ICART ET SES FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CASINO SHOP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | LA FERME A ELISE · LA PIZZ' · PIZZAIOLA · I N S · PIZZATEL U REVOLA | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE PETIT LIMONADIER | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ST CERGUES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ST CERGUES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JULIEN PIERRON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE PONS GIRARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT CERGUES CASINO SHOP RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-CERGUES LE BALCON | 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 | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE HAUTE-SAVOIE SAINT CERGUES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | STUDIO 7 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTELF1 · HOTEL B&B ANNEMASSE SAINT-CERGUES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday 7h00 à 14h00 Place du Pré Crémé. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,297 (2012) → 3,869 (2023): 17.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,337 (1990) → 3,869 (2023): 65.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,873, of which 6.7 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Cergues): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Cergues): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Cergues): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Cergues): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Cergues): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DOUVAINE SA weather station, 7.3 km away at 470 m; the village itself is at 559 m. [10]
The village sits 89 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at THONON-INRAE, 17.7 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 183 m below 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 1,498 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BOEGE, 6.2 km away at 750 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74229/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://saint-cergues.fr/Le-marche-283— “Chaque dimanche de 7h00 à 14h00”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74229/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74229/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74229/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74229
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alénya | 66 | 480 km SW | 3,782 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon | 01 | 92 km W | 3,849 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudoux | 13 | 310 km S | 3,825 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boujan-sur-Libron | 34 | 400 km SW | 3,619 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 68 % · humidity 14 % |
| Bruyères-le-Châtel | 91 | 406 km NW | 3,788 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière | 66 | 484 km SW | 4,129 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 70 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon | 01 | 92 km W | 3,849 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudoux | 13 | 310 km S | 3,825 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boujan-sur-Libron | 34 | 400 km SW | 3,619 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 68 % · humidity 14 % |
| Bruyères-le-Châtel | 91 | 406 km NW | 3,788 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alénya | 66 | 480 km SW | 3,782 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière | 66 | 484 km SW | 4,129 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 70 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Saint-Cergues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruyères-le-Châtel | 91 | 406 km NW | 3,788 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rousies | 59 | 480 km N | 3,980 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Haie-Fouassière | 44 | 597 km W | 4,775 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ormes | 45 | 390 km NW | 4,376 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Volvic | 63 | 257 km W | 4,883 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boussois | 59 | 481 km N | 3,123 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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