Thollon-les-Mémises
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thollon-les-Mémises (INSEE 74279) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC Pays d'Evian Vallée d'Abondance. Population 879 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74279-thollon-les-memises
Vitality score
Vitality score 64/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 15,109 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GRENIER AL'PAIN). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SHERPA · SHERPA ALIMENTATION). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE XV · LE CARNOTZET · LES BALCONS DU LAC · LE SCOUBIDOU). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR L' OURSON · BAR L'OURSON · LE CARNOTZET). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YEN ALBRIEUX-NGUYEN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (THOLLON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE THOLLON-LES-MÉMISES CHEF-LIEU). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE ROC). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL BON SEJOUR · HOTEL BELLEVUE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | GRENIER AL'PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SHERPA · SHERPA ALIMENTATION | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 4 | RESTAURANT LE XV · LE CARNOTZET · LES BALCONS DU LAC · LE SCOUBIDOU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR L' OURSON · BAR L'OURSON · LE CARNOTZET | INSEE SIRENE 3 [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) | 1 | YEN ALBRIEUX-NGUYEN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | THOLLON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE THOLLON-LES-MÉMISES CHEF-LIEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE ROC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ECOLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | HOTEL BON SEJOUR · HOTEL BELLEVUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 708 (2012) → 879 (2023): 24.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 533 (1990) → 879 (2023): 64.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,951, of which 77.2 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thollon-les-Mémises): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thollon-les-Mémises): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Thollon-les-Mémises): 1.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lugrin): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Thollon-les-Mémises): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 125 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VACHERESSE weather station, 8.5 km away at 790 m; the village itself is at 922 m. [10]
The village sits 132 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at EVIAN SA, 8.9 km away at 725 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 197 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,779 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 12.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NOVEL, 7.5 km away at 949 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
71 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 351,000 € — 4,107 € per m² of built surface. [11]
345 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 107,840 € — 3,427 € per m². [11]
The median across Haute-Savoie is 4,214 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74154
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdeblore | 06 | 261 km S | 835 | 67.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 0 % |
| Péone | 06 | 253 km S | 1,094 | 59 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 8 % · humidity 100 % |
| Manigod | 74 | 64 km SW | 1,000 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Salle-les-Alpes | 05 | 161 km S | 892 | 68 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Déserts | 73 | 101 km SW | 845 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pralognan-la-Vanoise | 73 | 112 km S | 689 | 66.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 49 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manigod | 74 | 64 km SW | 1,000 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Déserts | 73 | 101 km SW | 845 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pralognan-la-Vanoise | 73 | 112 km S | 689 | 66.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 49 % |
| La Salle-les-Alpes | 05 | 161 km S | 892 | 68 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Péone | 06 | 253 km S | 1,094 | 59 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 8 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valdeblore | 06 | 261 km S | 835 | 67.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 0 % |
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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 Thollon-les-Mémises'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancelle | 05 | 200 km S | 1,017 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hauteluce | 73 | 72 km S | 734 | 74.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellevaux | 74 | 20 km SW | 1,450 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Biot | 74 | 15 km S | 633 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe | 73 | 66 km S | 463 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abondance | 74 | 12 km S | 1,583 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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