Les Villards-sur-Thônes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Villards-sur-Thônes (INSEE 74302) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC des Vallées de Thônes. Population 1,132 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 38.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 13,593 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (VINYCE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES MATINS CLAIRS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE · LE COLOMBAN). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE THERESE LES VILLARDS THONES). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES VILLARDS-SUR-THONES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (STUDIO 2 NATH). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | VINYCE | 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 | 1 | LES MATINS CLAIRS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE · LE COLOMBAN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE THERESE LES VILLARDS THONES | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES VILLARDS-SUR-THONES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | STUDIO 2 NATH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,009 (2012) → 1,132 (2023): 12.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 701 (1990) → 1,132 (2023): 61.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 774, of which 28.4 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-de-Sixt): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Villards-sur-Thônes): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Thônes): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-de-Sixt): 3.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Les Villards-sur-Thônes): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 105 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the THONES weather station, 4.7 km away at 630 m; the village itself is at 762 m. [11]
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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE GRAND-BORNAND, 11 km away at 1,430 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 668 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, 4.7 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 — 74302/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74302/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74302/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74302/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74239
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74302
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angy | 60 | 486 km NW | 1,124 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viviez | 12 | 358 km SW | 1,210 | 33.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 14 % |
| Saintines | 60 | 464 km NW | 1,060 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mirepeix | 64 | 605 km SW | 1,255 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 23 % · humidity 7 % |
| Messas | 45 | 417 km NW | 1,003 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 41 % |
| Nordheim | 67 | 315 km N | 945 | 44 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordheim | 67 | 315 km N | 945 | 44 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viviez | 12 | 358 km SW | 1,210 | 33.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 14 % |
| Messas | 45 | 417 km NW | 1,003 | 30.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 41 % |
| Saintines | 60 | 464 km NW | 1,060 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 14 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angy | 60 | 486 km NW | 1,124 | 37 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mirepeix | 64 | 605 km SW | 1,255 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 23 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Les Villards-sur-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tour | 74 | 26 km N | 1,329 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Béard-Géovreissiat | 01 | 70 km NW | 1,048 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cize | 39 | 97 km N | 797 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nâves-Parmelan | 74 | 14 km W | 1,000 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Susville | 38 | 119 km SW | 1,134 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lucinges | 74 | 32 km N | 1,819 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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