Sciez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sciez (INSEE 74263) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CA Thonon Agglomération. Population 6,447 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74263-sciez
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 3,719 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 16.99 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE LANCEROT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE HOFER). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE POTAGER DU LEMAN · CASINO SHOP). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOCIETE DISTRIBUTION FERNEX). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (LA FERME DES ALPES · RESTAURANT LES PECHEURS · RESTAURANT PIZZERIA DE LA PLAGE · CHALET DU PORT). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE BONNATRAIT · BRASSERIE CHALET DU PORT). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES BUCLINES SCIEZ). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNIE LABERGERIE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE BOULLE, MÉDECIN · ESTHER PETIT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BAPTISTE MORIZUR, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE JAILLET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SCIEZ). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SCIEZ GRAINE DE CURIEUX RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SCIEZ). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Bank (CRCAM DES SAVOIE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (J R S L DIFFUSION · CHRIS' COIFFURE A DOMICILE · CITYCUT COIFFURE · LE SALON DE TINA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING DU CHATELET · CAMPING GCU DE SCIEZ(74) · CAMPING LA RENOUILLÈRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | PATISSERIE LANCEROT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE HOFER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LE POTAGER DU LEMAN · CASINO SHOP | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SOCIETE DISTRIBUTION FERNEX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | LA FERME DES ALPES · RESTAURANT LES PECHEURS · RESTAURANT PIZZERIA DE LA PLAGE · CHALET DU PORT | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE BONNATRAIT · BRASSERIE CHALET DU PORT | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES BUCLINES SCIEZ | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ANNIE LABERGERIE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE BOULLE, MÉDECIN · ESTHER PETIT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BAPTISTE MORIZUR, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE JAILLET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SCIEZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SCIEZ GRAINE DE CURIEUX RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SCIEZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | CRCAM DES SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | J R S L DIFFUSION · CHRIS' COIFFURE A DOMICILE · CITYCUT COIFFURE · LE SALON DE TINA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING DU CHATELET · CAMPING GCU DE SCIEZ(74) · CAMPING LA RENOUILLÈRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,419 (2012) → 6,447 (2023): 19 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,371 (1990) → 6,447 (2023): 91.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,624, of which 12.7 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sciez): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sciez): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Sciez): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sciez): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sciez): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DOUVAINE SA weather station, 5.4 km away at 470 m; the village itself is at 400 m. [10]
The village sits 70 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at THONON-INRAE, 7.3 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 944 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DOUVAINE SA, 5.4 km away at 470 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74263/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f5e3402d-0369-3145-bfa9-8f757cf0c9a0— “Le marché hebdomadaire de Sciez-sur-Léman a lieu chaque samedi matin et regroupe maraîchers, petits producteurs...”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74263/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74263/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74263/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74263
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thyez | 74 | 30 km SE | 6,309 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 50 % |
| Changé | 53 | 575 km NW | 6,502 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vezin-le-Coquet | 35 | 645 km W | 6,471 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtel-Guyon | 63 | 259 km W | 6,299 | 60.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villemandeur | 45 | 333 km NW | 7,078 | 57.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Galmier | 42 | 179 km SW | 5,829 | 61.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thyez | 74 | 30 km SE | 6,309 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Galmier | 42 | 179 km SW | 5,829 | 61.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châtel-Guyon | 63 | 259 km W | 6,299 | 60.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villemandeur | 45 | 333 km NW | 7,078 | 57.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Changé | 53 | 575 km NW | 6,502 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vezin-le-Coquet | 35 | 645 km W | 6,471 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · 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 Sciez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Rémy | 71 | 128 km NW | 6,410 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haute-Goulaine | 44 | 602 km W | 6,095 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chauray | 79 | 518 km W | 7,221 | 68.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ville-aux-Dames | 37 | 443 km W | 5,606 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 16 | 480 km W | 7,408 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charbonnières-les-Bains | 69 | 140 km SW | 5,383 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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