Saint-Germain-sur-Rhône
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 32.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Germain-sur-Rhône (INSEE 74235) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Usses et Rhône. Population 646 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 32.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 16,749 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 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PARADIS GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TAVERNE DE SAINT-GERMAIN). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-GERMAIN-SUR-RHÔNE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU PARADIS GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LA TAVERNE DE SAINT-GERMAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-GERMAIN-SUR-RHÔNE | 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 | 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 424 (2012) → 646 (2023): 52.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 230 (1990) → 646 (2023): 180.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 267, of which 2.2 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-sur-Rhône): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Injoux-Génissiat): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Chêne-en-Semine): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Valserhône): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Injoux-Génissiat): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the USINENS SA weather station, 6.4 km away at 452 m; the village itself is at 488 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at USINENS SA, 6.4 km away at 452 m, over 20 summers. [12]
An average of 995 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at USINENS SA, 6.4 km away at 452 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74235/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74235/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74235/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74235/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74235
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01189
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74068
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 01033
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Monts-Ronds | 25 | 122 km N | 667 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Waltenheim-sur-Zorn | 67 | 328 km NE | 655 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Radegonde | 17 | 518 km W | 589 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| Féron | 59 | 462 km N | 514 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Foussignac | 16 | 461 km W | 661 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Crozes-Hermitage | 26 | 132 km SW | 660 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Monts-Ronds | 25 | 122 km N | 667 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crozes-Hermitage | 26 | 132 km SW | 660 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Waltenheim-sur-Zorn | 67 | 328 km NE | 655 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Foussignac | 16 | 461 km W | 661 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Féron | 59 | 462 km N | 514 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Radegonde | 17 | 518 km W | 589 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · 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 Saint-Germain-sur-Rhône'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacy | 51 | 311 km N | 614 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Forgeux-Lespinasse | 42 | 146 km W | 590 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mittelschaeffolsheim | 67 | 324 km NE | 560 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-Marville | 28 | 443 km NW | 921 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Brosse-Montceaux | 77 | 330 km NW | 776 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-du-Bois | 72 | 462 km NW | 768 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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