Thonon-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 82.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thonon-les-Bains (INSEE 74281) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CA Thonon Agglomération. Population 37,928 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/74281-thonon-les-bains
Vitality score
Vitality score 82.8/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 599 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 | 0.83 | 25 | 20.83 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.92 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.87 | 10 | 8.73 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
23 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHEZ DEVILLE · PATISSERIE DONCHE · MERMETY-AU-PRASLIN · MAISON TREBOUX · SARL BERNARD TREBOUX). [3,4]
9 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE LA SAPINIERE · BOUCHERIE CHEVALLIER · BOUCH. CHARCUT. TRAIT. ALBERT VAUTEY · GRAND FRAIS). [3,4]
17 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASINO SHOP · ISTANBUL MARKET · ANA DOLU MARKET · LES DELICES DE LA REUNION CHEZ CRICRI974). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · SPAR · BIOCOOP THONON LES BAINS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE DU NOYER). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (MOREAU-HAU · POISSONNERIE ROBBEZ-MASSON). [3,4]
129 × Restaurant (LA REGENCE · L'ALIZE · DUCHENE BERNADETTE). [3,4]
39 × Café / bar (O DELICES DES ANGES - CHEZ FILLARD · BOURGOGNE BAR · CAFE DE LA TERRASSE · BAR - RESTAURANT DE LA PLAGE MUNICIPALE · O'CODEBAR). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CHARMILLES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB DE LA SOURCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA GRANGETTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
12 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HAUTE-SAVOIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES ARTS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CHATELARD THONON-LES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA GRANGETTE THONON-LES). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU · COLLEGE CHAMPAGNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST FRANCOIS · COLLEGE PRIVE SACRE COEUR CRET · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE ECLI MONTESSORI). [3]
28 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SAMIR DJENNANE, MÉDECIN · NADEGE LAPORTE, MÉDECIN · THIBAUT SOURDET, MÉDECIN · HERVE DUMAS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES VULLIEZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
12 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · PHARMACIE VOLTAIRE · PHARMACIE DELECLUSE · PHARMACIE DE LA VERSOIE · PHARMACIE GRADEL SANSON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE THONON-LES-BAINS). [3]
2 × Cinema (LE FRANCE · CINE LEMAN). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA GRANGETTE · GYMNASE DE GENEVRAY · GYMNASE DE LA VERSOIE · GYMNASE JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (PLAGE LA PINEDE · PLAGE MUNICIPALE). [3]
17 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE HAUTE-SAVOIE THONON CONCORDE · CAHS THONON RENOVATION · CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE · CRCAM DES SAVOIE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CHABLAIS). [3]
49 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE MASCULINE · JUAN ERICK). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (IBIS STYLES THONON LES BAINS · HOTEL SAVOIE LEMAN · HOTEL A L'OMBRE DES MARRONNIERS · HOTEL L'ARC EN CIEL · RESTAURANT LES TOURNESOLS). [3,4]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING LE LAC NOIR · CAMPING LA DRANSE · CAMPING DE SAINT-DISDILLE · CAMPING LE DISDILLOU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 28 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 13 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 23 | CHEZ DEVILLE · PATISSERIE DONCHE · MERMETY-AU-PRASLIN · MAISON TREBOUX · SARL BERNARD TREBOUX | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 9 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE LA SAPINIERE · BOUCHERIE CHEVALLIER · BOUCH. CHARCUT. TRAIT. ALBERT VAUTEY · GRAND FRAIS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 17 | CASINO SHOP · ISTANBUL MARKET · ANA DOLU MARKET · LES DELICES DE LA REUNION CHEZ CRICRI974 | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | CARREFOUR MARKET · LIDL · INTERMARCHE · SPAR · BIOCOOP THONON LES BAINS | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE DU NOYER | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | MOREAU-HAU · POISSONNERIE ROBBEZ-MASSON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 129 | LA REGENCE · L'ALIZE · DUCHENE BERNADETTE | INSEE BPE 129 / INSEE SIRENE 209 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 39 | O DELICES DES ANGES - CHEZ FILLARD · BOURGOGNE BAR · CAFE DE LA TERRASSE · BAR - RESTAURANT DE LA PLAGE MUNICIPALE · O'CODEBAR | INSEE SIRENE 39 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CHARMILLES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB DE LA SOURCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA GRANGETTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 12 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HAUTE-SAVOIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES ARTS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CHATELARD THONON-LES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA GRANGETTE THONON-LES | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU · COLLEGE CHAMPAGNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST FRANCOIS · COLLEGE PRIVE SACRE COEUR CRET · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE ECLI MONTESSORI | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 28 | SAMIR DJENNANE, MÉDECIN · NADEGE LAPORTE, MÉDECIN · THIBAUT SOURDET, MÉDECIN · HERVE DUMAS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES VULLIEZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 28 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 12 | PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · PHARMACIE VOLTAIRE · PHARMACIE DELECLUSE · PHARMACIE DE LA VERSOIE · PHARMACIE GRADEL SANSON | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE THONON-LES-BAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | LE FRANCE · CINE LEMAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA GRANGETTE · GYMNASE DE GENEVRAY · GYMNASE DE LA VERSOIE · GYMNASE JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | PLAGE LA PINEDE · PLAGE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 17 | CREDIT AGRICOLE HAUTE-SAVOIE THONON CONCORDE · CAHS THONON RENOVATION · CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE · CRCAM DES SAVOIE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CHABLAIS | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 49 | COIFFURE MASCULINE · JUAN ERICK | INSEE BPE 49 / INSEE SIRENE 74 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | IBIS STYLES THONON LES BAINS · HOTEL SAVOIE LEMAN · HOTEL A L'OMBRE DES MARRONNIERS · HOTEL L'ARC EN CIEL · RESTAURANT LES TOURNESOLS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 4 | CAMPING LE LAC NOIR · CAMPING LA DRANSE · CAMPING DE SAINT-DISDILLE · CAMPING LE DISDILLOU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Thursday, Sunday. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 34,661 (2012) → 37,928 (2023): 9.4 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 28,401 (1990) → 37,928 (2023): 33.5 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 22,910, of which 7.9 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thonon-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Thonon-les-Bains): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
GP (Thonon-les-Bains): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Thonon-les-Bains): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Thonon-les-Bains): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the THONON-INRAE weather station, 1.9 km away at 376 m; the village itself is at 409 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at THONON-INRAE, 1.9 km away at 376 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 992 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at THONON-INRAE, 1.9 km away at 376 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74281/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/55d7bfc2-70b1-31f7-8e07-4ae6396e54f5— “Marché du lundi.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9d78d2dd-7d4d-3fd3-845b-7f84715b645f— “Grand marché du jeudi.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d0f0cda0-748e-32fb-a4ae-717a4fbf925f— “Marché du dimanche.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74281/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74281/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74281/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74281
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gap | 05 | 204 km S | 41,293 | 82.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | 69 | 142 km W | 36,172 | 85.3 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mâcon | 71 | 127 km W | 35,177 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vitrolles | 13 | 339 km S | 36,758 | 73 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Haguenau | 67 | 289 km N | 36,391 | 80.2 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montélimar | 26 | 243 km SW | 40,595 | 87.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mâcon | 71 | 127 km W | 35,177 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | 69 | 142 km W | 36,172 | 85.3 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gap | 05 | 204 km S | 41,293 | 82.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montélimar | 26 | 243 km SW | 40,595 | 87.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haguenau | 67 | 289 km N | 36,391 | 80.2 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vitrolles | 13 | 339 km S | 36,758 | 73 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Thonon-les-Bains'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compiègne | 60 | 434 km NW | 40,761 | 82.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Goussainville | 95 | 421 km NW | 31,301 | 76.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dreux | 28 | 465 km NW | 31,543 | 76.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laval | 53 | 579 km W | 49,400 | 86.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 606 km W | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 453 km NW | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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