Serraval
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Serraval (INSEE 74265) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC des Vallées de Thônes. Population 758 (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 43.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 15,957 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MA BOULANGE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA PETITE EPICERIE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AU FIL DES SAISONS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SERRAVAL RP). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ANGEL COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MA BOULANGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA PETITE EPICERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | AU FIL DES SAISONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SERRAVAL RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | ANGEL COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 636 (2012) → 758 (2023): 19.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 430 (1990) → 758 (2023): 76.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 451, of which 24.4 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Serraval): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Serraval): 1.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Faverges-Seythenex): 5.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Faverges-Seythenex): 7.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Serraval): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 106 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GIEZ weather station, 7.9 km away at 478 m; the village itself is at 750 m. [10]
The village sits 272 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]
An average of 1,591 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 12.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTMIN, 5.8 km away at 1,050 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74265/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74265/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74265/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74265/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74265
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74123
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talais | 33 | 576 km W | 764 | 45.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Antonin-du-Var | 83 | 255 km S | 870 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Cardaillac | 46 | 362 km W | 623 | 44.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 9 % |
| Bias | 40 | 622 km W | 809 | 46.7 | Partly served | no figures |
| Le Poët-Laval | 26 | 176 km SW | 954 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 15 % |
| Clans | 06 | 211 km S | 703 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Poët-Laval | 26 | 176 km SW | 954 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 15 % |
| Clans | 06 | 211 km S | 703 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 26 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Antonin-du-Var | 83 | 255 km S | 870 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Cardaillac | 46 | 362 km W | 623 | 44.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 9 % |
| Talais | 33 | 576 km W | 764 | 45.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 0 % |
| Bias | 40 | 622 km W | 809 | 46.7 | Partly served | no figures |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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