Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (INSEE 74236) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Pays du Mont-Blanc. Population 5,755 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 66.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 4,092 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 | 0.57 | 25 | 14.32 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.73 | 10 | 7.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.37 | 5 | 1.87 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.23 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA POTINIERE · APGSG18 · PETIT BISCUIT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PETIT CASINO DE ST GERVAIS LES BAINS · CASINO SHOPP · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · SHERPA · EXPLOITATION DE L'EPICERIE DE SAINT NICOLAS). [3,4]
59 × Restaurant (LE TRAMWAY · SEPP · LE PRESTEAU · ARBOIS BETTEX · RESTAURANT L'ETABLE). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (LA PAUSE · LA RIOULE · LE BOITET · LE PUR · LE SCHUSS). [4]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE PARADIS ST GERVAIS L · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BIONNAY ST GERVAIS LES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DU MONT JOLY ST GERVAIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DE L'ASSOMPTION). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE L ASSOMPTION). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE MERLIN, MÉDECIN · MARINE CHAPELET, MÉDECIN · SVETLA PANTELEEVA, MÉDECIN · ANNICK LAUGIER-BILLARD, MÉDECIN · NAOMI SCHILLINGER, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES DRYADES · PHARMACIE DU MONT JOLY · PHARMACIE DES BAINS). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT NICOLAS DE VEROCE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS FERNAND BRAUDEL). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SPORTIF DU PARC THERMAL · GYMNASE DE L ASSOMPTION). [3]
3 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE SAINT-GERVAIIS · ST GERVAIS · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (HAIR ZEN · MARYLISE COIFFURE · IMAGE 'IN' HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
14 × Hotel (HOTEL ARBOIS - BETTEX · HOTEL RESTAURANT BEAU SOLEIL · HOTEL LA CHAUMIERE · LA FLECHE D'OR · LE VAL JOLY). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES DOMES DE MIAGE/MAZOT LE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 5 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LA POTINIERE · APGSG18 · PETIT BISCUIT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 8 | LE PETIT CASINO DE ST GERVAIS LES BAINS · CASINO SHOPP · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · SHERPA · EXPLOITATION DE L'EPICERIE DE SAINT NICOLAS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [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 | 59 | LE TRAMWAY · SEPP · LE PRESTEAU · ARBOIS BETTEX · RESTAURANT L'ETABLE | INSEE BPE 59 / INSEE SIRENE 86 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | LA PAUSE · LA RIOULE · LE BOITET · LE PUR · LE SCHUSS | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE PARADIS ST GERVAIS L · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BIONNAY ST GERVAIS LES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DU MONT JOLY ST GERVAIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DE L'ASSOMPTION | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE L ASSOMPTION | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | PIERRE MERLIN, MÉDECIN · MARINE CHAPELET, MÉDECIN · SVETLA PANTELEEVA, MÉDECIN · ANNICK LAUGIER-BILLARD, MÉDECIN · NAOMI SCHILLINGER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DES DRYADES · PHARMACIE DU MONT JOLY · PHARMACIE DES BAINS | 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 | SAINT NICOLAS DE VEROCE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS FERNAND BRAUDEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | CENTRE SPORTIF DU PARC THERMAL · GYMNASE DE L ASSOMPTION | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE SAINT-GERVAIIS · ST GERVAIS · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | HAIR ZEN · MARYLISE COIFFURE · IMAGE 'IN' HAIR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 14 | HOTEL ARBOIS - BETTEX · HOTEL RESTAURANT BEAU SOLEIL · HOTEL LA CHAUMIERE · LA FLECHE D'OR · LE VAL JOLY | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 44 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES DOMES DE MIAGE/MAZOT LE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A seasonal market is recorded here: the source last advertised it for a period that has now ended, and gives no weekday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 5,599 (2012) → 5,755 (2023): 2.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 5,124 (1990) → 5,755 (2023): 12.3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,228, of which 67.8 % second homes and 1.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Gervais-les-Bains): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Gervais-les-Bains): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Gervais-les-Bains): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Gervais-les-Bains): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Gervais-les-Bains): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONT ARBOIS weather station, 5.3 km away at 1,833 m; the village itself is at 816 m. [11]
The village sits 1,017 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONT ARBOIS, 5.3 km away at 1,833 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 1,017 m above 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 1,447 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SERVOZ, 6.1 km away at 815 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74236/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e6f875e7-d347-3c2a-9a74-4f7971efdd53— “Marché estival de Saint-Gervais”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/da7a6620-d454-3de8-8750-3ff16bdbf36a— “Marché de Saint-Gervais”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74236/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74236/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74236/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74236
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | 17 | 599 km W | 5,092 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cucq | 62 | 635 km NW | 5,129 | 60 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Palais-sur-Mer | 17 | 605 km W | 3,840 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 17 | 604 km W | 4,013 | 52.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Collioure | 66 | 473 km SW | 2,756 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 12 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 62 | 639 km NW | 4,224 | 61.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collioure | 66 | 473 km SW | 2,756 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 12 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | 17 | 599 km W | 5,092 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 17 | 604 km W | 4,013 | 52.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Palais-sur-Mer | 17 | 605 km W | 3,840 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cucq | 62 | 635 km NW | 5,129 | 60 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 62 | 639 km NW | 4,224 | 61.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Gervais-les-Bains'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexy | 54 | 408 km N | 3,904 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 32 km N | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valdahon | 25 | 142 km N | 5,705 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orbey | 68 | 251 km N | 3,429 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guise | 02 | 501 km NW | 4,490 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tence | 43 | 208 km SW | 3,111 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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