Thônes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thônes (INSEE 74280) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC des Vallées de Thônes. Population 6,654 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/74280-thones
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 3,595 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 | 14.15 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 18.91 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.94 | 10 | 9.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PANIERE DES ARAVIS · BOULANGERIE DES ARAVIS · AUX DELICES D OTHONES · FONTAINE - LA SAVOYARDE · BOULANGERIE MICHEL PETIT). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (EDELWEISS · LE COTE A L'OS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MERMILLOD · LES HALLES DES ARAVIS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
23 × Restaurant (FAMILY AND CO · SARAH · RESTAURANT PISCICULTURE MONTR. · PIZZA ECLAIR · LE KAR'PAT'CIAO). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (BAR DES ARCADES · LE CENTRAL PALACE · LE K.FEE DES ALPES · CAFE DU MARCHE). [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ARTHUR THURIN THONES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DE GLAPIGNY THONES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DE THUY THONES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA VACHERIE THONES). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LES ARAVIS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-JOSEPH). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-FRANCOIS GALY, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE REYNIER, MÉDECIN · NADIRA TARDY-BOUAZIZ, MÉDECIN · SONIA DELORME, MÉDECIN · VINCENT AIRAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SIVRIERE · PHARMACIE DES ARCADES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE THÔNES MULTIMEDIA). [3]
1 × Cinema (EDELWEISS). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE LA CURIAZ · GYMNASE DU COLLEGE SAINT JOSEPH · COMPLEXE DES PERRASSES). [3]
6 × Bank (C A DES SVOIE THONES · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT MUTUEL PAYS THONES · CAISSE REG DU CREDIT MUT SAVOIE MONT BLANC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · THONES). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (JL CREATION · LE SALON DE FRED). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HÔTEL L'HERMITAGE · HOTEL DU MIDI · HÔTEL DU COMMERCE · FASTHOTEL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE LACHAT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | PANIERE DES ARAVIS · BOULANGERIE DES ARAVIS · AUX DELICES D OTHONES · FONTAINE - LA SAVOYARDE · BOULANGERIE MICHEL PETIT | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | EDELWEISS · LE COTE A L'OS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | MERMILLOD · LES HALLES DES ARAVIS | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · CARREFOUR MARKET · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 23 | FAMILY AND CO · SARAH · RESTAURANT PISCICULTURE MONTR. · PIZZA ECLAIR · LE KAR'PAT'CIAO | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | BAR DES ARCADES · LE CENTRAL PALACE · LE K.FEE DES ALPES · CAFE DU MARCHE | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ARTHUR THURIN THONES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DE GLAPIGNY THONES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DE THUY THONES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA VACHERIE THONES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LES ARAVIS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | JEAN-FRANCOIS GALY, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE REYNIER, MÉDECIN · NADIRA TARDY-BOUAZIZ, MÉDECIN · SONIA DELORME, MÉDECIN · VINCENT AIRAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE SIVRIERE · PHARMACIE DES ARCADES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE THÔNES MULTIMEDIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | EDELWEISS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE DE LA CURIAZ · GYMNASE DU COLLEGE SAINT JOSEPH · COMPLEXE DES PERRASSES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | C A DES SVOIE THONES · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT MUTUEL PAYS THONES · CAISSE REG DU CREDIT MUT SAVOIE MONT BLANC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE RHONE ALPES · THONES | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | JL CREATION · LE SALON DE FRED | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HÔTEL L'HERMITAGE · HOTEL DU MIDI · HÔTEL DU COMMERCE · FASTHOTEL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE LACHAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday matin centre-ville de Thônes. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 6,020 (2012) → 6,654 (2023): 10.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,619 (1990) → 6,654 (2023): 44.1 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,951, of which 15 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thônes): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Thônes): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Thônes): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Thônes): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Thônes): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 92 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the THONES weather station, 0.5 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 622 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE GRAND-BORNAND, 15.2 km away at 1,430 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 808 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 1,784 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 13.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at THONES, 0.5 km away at 630 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 — 74280/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.mairie-thones.fr/fr/rb/2064896/marches-16— “Le marché hebdomadaire se tient le samedi matin au centre-ville de Thônes.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/51b49a45-f72a-34d5-b78c-5585ca956a83— “Le samedi matin, de 8h à 13h au centre-ville.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74280/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74280/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74280/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74280
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paimpol | 22 | 776 km NW | 7,341 | 68.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains | 70 | 215 km N | 6,663 | 66.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brioude | 43 | 238 km W | 6,527 | 70.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Flour | 15 | 269 km W | 6,391 | 72.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Faverges-Seythenex | 74 | 15 km S | 7,545 | 65.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 85 % |
| Neufchâteau | 88 | 279 km N | 6,732 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faverges-Seythenex | 74 | 15 km S | 7,545 | 65.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 85 % |
| Luxeuil-les-Bains | 70 | 215 km N | 6,663 | 66.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brioude | 43 | 238 km W | 6,527 | 70.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Flour | 15 | 269 km W | 6,391 | 72.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neufchâteau | 88 | 279 km N | 6,732 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Paimpol | 22 | 776 km NW | 7,341 | 68.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Thônes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neufchâteau | 88 | 279 km N | 6,732 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Remiremont | 88 | 238 km N | 7,388 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Delle | 90 | 188 km N | 5,623 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ussel | 19 | 314 km W | 9,187 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Thillot | 88 | 225 km N | 3,167 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mende | 48 | 268 km SW | 12,464 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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