Sales
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sales (INSEE 74255) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Rumilly Terre de Savoie. Population 2,325 (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 41.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 8,658 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE CAMION ROSE · CAION & CAION). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE MANAI VILLAGE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SALES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC JARCIN, MÉDECIN · LUCIE GUIGNARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX DE WENDY · MAJ IN'S COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | LE CAMION ROSE · CAION & CAION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE MANAI VILLAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SALES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ERIC JARCIN, MÉDECIN · LUCIE GUIGNARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 4 | LES CISEAUX DE WENDY · MAJ IN'S COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,744 (2012) → 2,325 (2023): 33.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,388 (1990) → 2,325 (2023): 67.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 970, of which 1.8 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rumilly): 1.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Rumilly): 1.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sales): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Rumilly): 1.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sales): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 81 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BLOYE weather station, 5.9 km away at 375 m; the village itself is at 415 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MEYTHET, 12 km away at 455 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 1,132 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VALLIERES, 4.4 km away at 309 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 — 74255/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b3e0f1c5-c3aa-3817-99dd-4d858ce204ab— “Marché de Sâles”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74255/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74255/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74255/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74225
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74255
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méry | 73 | 26 km S | 2,150 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-Écalles | 76 | 555 km NW | 1,698 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lompret | 59 | 577 km N | 2,155 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oberschaeffolsheim | 67 | 327 km N | 2,597 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brasles | 02 | 401 km NW | 1,788 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouleurs | 77 | 406 km NW | 1,743 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méry | 73 | 26 km S | 2,150 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oberschaeffolsheim | 67 | 327 km N | 2,597 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brasles | 02 | 401 km NW | 1,788 | 45.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bouleurs | 77 | 406 km NW | 1,743 | 35.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villers-Écalles | 76 | 555 km NW | 1,698 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lompret | 59 | 577 km N | 2,155 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 38 % · 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 Sales'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame | 74 | 40 km NE | 1,713 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny | 69 | 107 km W | 1,995 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nangy | 74 | 41 km NE | 1,771 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Contamine-sur-Arve | 74 | 41 km NE | 2,403 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré | 73 | 38 km S | 1,999 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Éveux | 69 | 104 km W | 1,160 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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